Comparison of MRI Visualization Following Minimally Invasive and Open TLIF: A Retrospective Single-Center Study.

Vadim A Byvaltsev Andrei A KalininMorgan B GiersValerii V ShepelevYurii Ya PestryakovMikhail Yu Biryuchkov

Published in: Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) (2021)

MI-TLIF and Op-TLIF with TSF have comparable postoperative MR artifacts at the operative level, with a greater degree of muscle atrophy using the Op-TLIF. Rigid interspinous implant and unilateral TSF with contralateral facet fixation have less artifacts and changes in the multifidus muscle area.

Keyphrases

minimally invasive
contrast enhanced
skeletal muscle
magnetic resonance imaging
robot assisted
magnetic resonance
image quality
computed tomography
diffusion weighted imaging
cone beam