Preoperative assessment of idiopathic scoliosis in adolescent and young adult with three-dimensional T2-weighted spin-echo MRI - 14/03/19

Doi : 10.1016/j.diii.2019.01.010

T. Duchaussoy ^a, M. Lacoste ^a, L. Norberciak ^b, J. Decaudain ^c,^d, S. Verclytte ^a,^d, J.-F. Budzik ^a,^d,^e,^⁎
^a Lille Catholic Hospitals, Imaging Department, 59000 Lille, France
^b Lille Catholic Hospitals, Clinical Research and Innovation Department, 59000 Lille, France
^c Lille Catholic Hospitals, Orthopedic Surgery Department, 59000 Lille, France
^d Lille Catholic University, 59000 Lille, France
^e PMOI Physiopathology of Inflammatory Bone Diseases, EA 4490, 59000 Lille, France

^⁎Corresponding author at: Lille Catholic Hospitals, Imaging Department, 59000 Lille, France.Lille Catholic Hospitals, Imaging DepartmentLille59000France

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Abstract

Purpose

To compare tridimensional (3D) T2-weighted spin-echo MRI and CT for minimal pedicle width measurements in the preoperative assessment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) in adolescent and young patients.

Materials and methods

A total of 22 adolescents/young patients suffering from AIS were retrospectively included. There were 18 females and 4 males with a mean age of 15.3±2.3 (SD) years (range: 11–21years). Preoperative lumbar spine MRI and CT examinations of the 22 patients were reviewed by two independent readers who measured the minimal width of 259 pedicles. Inter-reader agreement for CT and MRI was assessed using intra-class correlation coefficient (ICC). Intra-reader agreement and relative differences in measurements between MRI and CT were also assessed for each reader.

Results

Inter-reader agreement was excellent (ICC≥0.8) for both CT and MRI. Relative differences in measurements between CT and MRI was 10.3% for reader 1 and 9.4% for reader 2.

Conclusion

3D T2-weighted spin-echo MRI underestimates minimal pedicle width by only 9.4 - 10.3% compared to CT. 3D T2-weighted MRI appears as a valuable alternative to CT for preoperative measurements of vertebral pedicles in AIS.

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Keywords : Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS), Scoliosis, Magnetic resonance imaging, Multidetector computed tomography, Radiation protection