Significance of Lumbar MRI in Diagnosis of Sacral Insufficiency Fracture.
Isabel GraulSophia VogtPatrick StrubeAlexander HölzlPublished in: Global spine journal (2020)
We suggest performing MRI of the lumbar spine including the sacrum with coronal STIR (short tau inversion recovery) sequence for elderly patients with suddenly increasing low back pain at an early stage. This procedure might improve fracture detection, classification, and recognition of concomitant pathologies.
Keyphrases
- contrast enhanced
- early stage
- magnetic resonance imaging
- minimally invasive
- diffusion weighted imaging
- machine learning
- deep learning
- computed tomography
- magnetic resonance
- hip fracture
- loop mediated isothermal amplification
- sentinel lymph node
- sensitive detection
- urinary tract
- quantum dots
- neoadjuvant chemotherapy
- rectal cancer