Prospective Comparison of Changes in Lumbar Spine MRI Findings over Time between Individuals with Acute Low Back Pain and Controls: An Exploratory Study.
J PanagopoulosJohn MagnussenJulia M HushChristopher G MaherMichele C BattiéJeffrey G JarvikTue Secher JensenMark J HancockPublished in: AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology (2017)
Changes in MR imaging findings were observed in a similar proportion of the low back pain and control groups, except for herniations, annular fissures, and nerve root compromise, which were twice as common in subjects with low back pain.