Diagnostic Value of an Additional Sequence (Large-Field Coronal Stir) in a Routine Lumbar Spine MR Imaging Protocol to Investigate Lumbar Radiculopathy.

Considering its acceptable acquisition time, the detection of a significant number of potentially symptom-related extra-spinal anomalies, and the discovery of a non-negligible number of extra-spinal incidentalomas with potential clinical impact, the coronal STIR should be performed systematically in routine MRI for lumbar radiculopathy.