MRI image features with an evident relation to low back pain: a narrative review.

Jasper W van der Graaf Robert Jan KroezeConstantinus F M BuckensNikolas Lessmann Miranda L van Hooff

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 (2023)

Our research suggests that type I Modic changes, disc degeneration, endplate defects, disc herniation, spinal canal stenosis, nerve compression, and muscle fat infiltration have the highest probability to be related to LBP. These can be used to improve clinical decision-making for patients with LBP based on MRI.

Keyphrases

contrast enhanced
decision making
magnetic resonance imaging
diffusion weighted imaging
adipose tissue
spinal cord
skeletal muscle
deep learning
computed tomography
fatty acid
machine learning