Preoperative measurements on MRI in Chiari 1 patients fail to predict outcome after decompressive surgery.
Miro-Pekka JussilaJuho NissiläMinna VakkuriPäivi OlsénJaakko NiinimäkiVille LeinonenWilly SerloNiina SalokorpiMaria Suo-PalosaariPublished in: Acta neurochirurgica (2021)
No specific parameters on preoperative MRI evaluation were predictive of the outcome of surgery, emphasizing clinical examination in surgical decision-making. Furthermore, the postoperative MRI parameters did not correlate with the surgical outcomes. Thus, routine postoperative imaging is suggested only for patients with preoperatively diagnosed syringomyelia or worsening of symptoms.
Keyphrases
- patients undergoing
- contrast enhanced
- minimally invasive
- magnetic resonance imaging
- coronary artery bypass
- decision making
- diffusion weighted imaging
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- high resolution
- surgical site infection
- computed tomography
- prognostic factors
- magnetic resonance
- clinical practice
- patient reported outcomes
- patient reported
- physical activity
- traumatic brain injury
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- coronary artery disease