MRI T2-mapping of lumbar facet joints is effective for quantitative evaluation of lumbar instability in patients with degenerative lumbar disorders.
Shuhei IwataYawara EguchiHiromitsu TakaokaJunya KorokiSumihisa OritaKazuhide InageYasuhiro ShigaTakeo FuruyaSatoshi MakiJunichi NakamuraShigeo HagiwaraAtsuya WatanabeYasuchika AokiMasahiro InoueMasao KodaHiroshi TakahashiTsutomu AkazawaSeiji OhtoriPublished in: European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society (2022)
The T2 relaxation times were positively correlated with lumbar instability. This new quantitative evaluation of lumbar facet joint using MRI T2-mapping might be useful to determine lumbar instability.