Baastrup's disease prevalence across various age groups and its association with degenerative changes: insights from STIR sequence in MRI.

Ergin Sağtaş Burak Kurnaz Kadir Han Alver Furkan Ufuk

Published 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 (2024)

Baastrup's disease is more commonly observed than being considered rare, displaying an incremental occurrence with increasing age in symptomatic individuals notably discernible on the STIR sequence. Using the STIR sequence seems to promote a consensus among radiologists, irrespective of their experience levels.

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