Do MRI findings identify patients with low back pain or sciatica who respond better to particular interventions? A systematic review. European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine ...
The Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement clinical practice guideline on "Adult acute and subacute low back pain" (ICSI, 2012) stated that imaging (CT, MRI, or x-ray) is not recommended for non-specific low-back pain [strong recommendation, moderate quality evidence]. El Barzouhi et al...
“Overuse of diagnostic imaging for patients with low back pain remains common. The underlying beliefs about diagnostic imaging that could drive overuse remain unclear.” (Our note: In other words, clinicians are aware that there are many unnecessary MRIs ordered, yet, they are still ordered for ...
Define MRI scan. MRI scan synonyms, MRI scan pronunciation, MRI scan translation, English dictionary definition of MRI scan. n. Abbr. MRI The use of a nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer to produce electronic images of specific atoms and molecular st
Open MRI as a Solution: Open MRI machines, which allow for scanning in various positions, can sometimes offer a clearer picture of what happens to discs under different types of pressure. However, their availability and cost can be limiting factors. Making Informed Decisions: MRI, CT, X-ray ...
Multilevel Integrated Data for musculoskeletal health intelligence and Actions (MIDAS). University of Keele. (1 Dec 2020 to present), Data Monitoring Committee Member. Robotic Arthroplasty: a Clinical and cost Effectiveness Randomised controlled trial (RACER). Warwick CTU. (30 July 2020 to present)...
Unexplained back pain and sciatica: the added value of upright dynamic MRI of the lumbar spine in cases of clinical/radiological mismatchUprightDynamicMRILumbarSpineDegenerativeDegenerative disease of the lumbar spine is one of the most prevalent pathologies worldwide, and MRI is the gold standard ...
Individuals with homogeneous HIZs had a higher risk of sciatica (OR: 1.51, p<0.05), whereas other HIZ variables were not. No significant association was observed between HIZs and back-related disability (p>0.05). Conclusions: This is the first large-scale study to note that HIZs...
excluded from participation were patients who had previous back surgery, duration of pain greater than 4 years, treatment with an esi within the past 2 years, serious neurologic deficit, and/or serious psychiatric disease. for the subset of patients who knew their mri findings, divulging this ...
MRI offers the potential to identify possible pathoanatomic sources of low back pain (LBP) and/or sciatica; however, the clinical importance of MRI findings remains unclear. Little is known about whether lumbar MRI findings change over the short term and if so whether these changes...