Diffusion tensor imaging of lumbar spinal nerve in subjects with degenerative lumbar disorders

Recently several authors have reported that diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) might provide a new understanding of sciatica. The purpose of this study was to investigate the clinical feasibility of DTI for the evaluation of lumbar spinal nerve of patients with sciatica associated with lumbar degenerative disorders. Thirty-four patients (25men, mean age63. 3 years) with degenerated lumbar disease, 14 patients with lumbar spinal stenosis with foraminal stenosis, 12 with lumbar spinal stenosis without foraminal stenosis, five with lumbar disc herniation, two with discogenic low back pain, and one with spondylolysis who underwent 3.0 T magnetic resonance (MR) imaging and surgical treatment were included in the present study.

Source: Magnetic Resonance Imaging - May 12, 2015 Category: Radiology Authors: Yasuhiro Oikawa, Yawara Eguchi, Gen Inoue, Kazuyo Yamauchi, Sumihisa Orita, Hiroto Kamoda, Tetsuhiro Ishikawa, Masayuki Miyagi, Miyako Suzuki, Yoshihiro Sakuma, Go Kubota, Kazuhide Inage, Takeshi Saino, Hirotaka Sato, Hiroki Ando, Masatoshi Kojima, Kenich Tags: Original contribution Source Type: research