High-Intensity Zones on MRI of the Cervical Spine in Patients: Epidemiology and Association With Pain and Disability.
Austin Q NguyenGarrett K HaradaKayla L LeverichKrishn KhannaPhilip K LouieBryce A BasquesYouping TaoFabio GalbuseraFrank NiemeyerHans-Joachim WilkeHoward S AnDino SamartzisPublished in: Global spine journal (2020)
This is the first study to evaluate the clinical significance of HIZs in the cervical spine, noting level-specific and clinical outcome-specific variations. Single-HIZs were associated with significantly more pain when located inside the fusion segment, while dual-HIZs showed no associations with patient-reported outcomes. The presence of single-HIZs may correlate with concurrent spinal pathologies and should be more closely evaluated.
Keyphrases
- patient reported outcomes
- high intensity
- chronic pain
- end stage renal disease
- pain management
- neuropathic pain
- chronic kidney disease
- ejection fraction
- magnetic resonance imaging
- resistance training
- spinal cord
- multiple sclerosis
- prognostic factors
- risk factors
- squamous cell carcinoma
- spinal cord injury
- magnetic resonance
- rectal cancer
- diffusion weighted imaging