The association of lumbar intervertebral disc calcification on plain radiographs with the UTE Disc Sign on MRI

European spine journal: official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society

Uruj Zehra¹ 

[1] The University of Hong Kong

关键词: Disc;    Spine;    Degeneration;    Calcification;    Imaging;    Ultra-short;    UTE;    UDS;    MRI;    X-ray;    Pain;   

DOI  :  10.1007/s00586-017-5312-3

学科分类：骨科学

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

PurposeThe pathogenesis and the clinical impact of disc calcification are not well known. Utilizing ultra-short time-to-echo (UTE) magnetic resonance imaging, the UTE Disc Sign (UDS) (i.e., hypo/hyper-intense disc band) was developed and found to be more significantly related to pain and disability than the conventional T2-weighted (T2W) MRI. It has been hypothesized that the UDS may represent mineralized deposits in the disc. The following study addressed the relationship between disc calcification on plain radiographs to that of the UDS on MRI.

【 授权许可】

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