Abstract #1251
Prospective Study on Radiculopathy: Incremental Value of MR Neurography over Non-contributory Spine MRI
Avneesh Chhabra 1,2 , Sahar Farahani 2 , Gaurav Thawait 2 , John A Carrino 2 , and Allan Belzberg 3
1
Radiology, UTSW, Dallas, Texas, United
States,
2
Radiology,
Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, Maryland, United States,
3
Plastic
surgery, Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, Ma, United States
MRI of lumbar spine is the current non-invasive imaging
study of choice for bone and soft tissue evaluation. For
suspected radiculopathy, therefore, it is reasonable to
start with conventional MRI. However, MRI findings can
be frequently non-contributary despite unilateral
radiculopathy symptoms clinically, either due to not
being able to reveal the problem or showing disc
herniations at multiple levels. High resolution MR
Neurography along with diffusion tensor imaging
sequences can provide additional information in patients
with radiculopathy. This prospective pilot study shows
how more advanced pulse sequences could add new or
different information compared to conventional MRI and
explain the symptoms of radiculopathy.
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