Reliability of postoperative MR imaging in the determination of level and side of lumbar spinal decompression surgery.

CONCLUSION: Determination of the level and side operated on in previous lumbar spinal decompression surgery on MRI has a high reliability, especially when performed by a musculoskeletal radiologist. However, this reliability is decreased in cases involving surgical drainage and same-level revision surgery. PMID: 27516606 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Acta Radiologica - Category: Radiology Authors: Tags: Acta Radiol Source Type: research