Preoperative assessment of idiopathic scoliosis in adolescent and young adult with three-dimensional T2-weighted spin-echo MRI - 05/06/19
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.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Keywords : Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS), Scoliosis, Magnetic resonance imaging, Multidetector computed tomography, Radiation protection
Plan
Vol 100 - N° 6
P. 371-379 - juin 2019 Retour au numéroBienvenue sur EM-consulte, la référence des professionnels de santé.