Study: Diagnose Spinal Trauma With MRI, Not CT Scan

MRI-based measurements of canal compromise and spinal cord compression can be responsive to changes in motor and sensory functions, while maximum canal compromise using CT-based measurements are inconsistent and could result in misdiagnosis, according to an article published in Spine.

Advertisement

In an examination of 100 consecutive patients with acute spine trauma, data analysis showed only MRI parameters had consistently optimal cutoff points to distinguish between acute spine trauma patients without spinal cord injury and patients with incomplete spinal cord injury, as well as patients with complete or incomplete spinal cord injury.

There were no significant differences regarding the MRI-maximum canal compromise and the maximum spinal cord compression among the levels.

Read the abstract about MRI for patients with traumatic spinal cord injuries.

Read Articles Related to Spinal Cord Injury Treatment:
UPMC Project Tests Brain Computer Interface in Spinal Cord Injury Patients

New Rule Predicts Patients Ability to walk After Spinal Cord Injury
AAOS: Spinal Cord Injury Patterns Among Children in ATV Accidents

Advertisement

Next Up in Spine

Advertisement

Comments are closed.