Coronal Three-Dimensional Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Improving Diagnostic Accuracy for Posterior Ligamentous Complex Disruption In a Goat Spine Injury Model
Korean Journal of Radiology
;
: 641-648, 2019.
Article
in English
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-741436
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
The purpose of this study was to investigate whether three-dimensional (3D) magnetic resonance imaging could improve diagnostic accuracy for suspected posterior ligamentous complex (PLC) disruption. MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
We used 20 freshly harvested goat spine samples with 60 segments and intact surrounding soft tissue. The animals were aged 1–1.5 years and consisted of 8 males and 12 females, which were sexually mature but had not reached adult weights. We created a paraspinal contusion model by percutaneously injecting 10 mL saline into each side of the interspinous ligament (ISL). All segments underwent T2-weighted sagittal and coronal short inversion time inversion recovery (STIR) scans as well as coronal and sagittal 3D proton density-weighted spectrally selective inversion recovery (3D-PDW-SPIR) scans acquired at 1.5T. Following scanning, some ISLs were cut and then the segments were re-scanned using the same magnetic resonance (MR) techniques. Two radiologists independently assessed the MR images, and the reliability of ISL tear interpretation was assessed using the kappa coefficient. The chi-square test was used to compare the diagnostic accuracy of images obtained using the different MR techniques.RESULTS:
The interobserver reliability for detecting ISL disruption was high for all imaging techniques (0.776–0.949). The sensitivity, specificity, and diagnostic accuracy of the coronal 3D-PDW-SPIR technique for detecting ISL tears were 100, 96.9, and 97.9%, respectively, which were significantly higher than those of the sagittal STIR (p = 0.000), coronal STIR (p = 0.000), and sagittal 3D-PDW-SPIR (p = 0.001) techniques.CONCLUSION:
Compared to other MR methods, coronal 3D-PDW-SPIR provides a more accurate diagnosis of ISL disruption. Adding coronal 3D-PDW-SPIR to a routine MR protocol may help to identify PLC disruptions in cases with nearby contusion.
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Index:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Protons
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Spine
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Tears
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Weights and Measures
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Goats
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Sensitivity and Specificity
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Contusions
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Models, Animal
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Diagnosis
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Practice guideline
Limits:
Animals
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Korean Journal of Radiology
Year:
2019
Type:
Article
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