MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING IN EVALUATION OF LOW BACKACHE OF NON–TRAUMATIC SPINAL ETIOLOGY

Dr.P.RAGHAVENDRA; Dr.JANARDHAN REDDY K

Volume : IX, Issue : IX, September - 2019

MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING IN EVALUATION OF LOW BACKACHE OF NON–TRAUMATIC SPINAL ETIOLOGY

Dr. P. Raghavendra, Dr. Janardhan Reddy K

Abstract :

Low backache is a commonly encountered complaint in clinical practice with a significant economic burden to the society. Currently MRI provides most precise visualisation of all spinal elements and paraspinal soft tissues. The ability of MRI to detect disc and subchondral bone marrow signal changes makes it an investigation of choice for evaluation of Low backache . MATERIALS AND METHODS This descriptive observational study was carried out over a period of 12 months from june 2018 to may 2019 in 100 patients with low backache who underwent MRI of the lower spine at Department of Radio–Diagnosis, SRMC & GH, Nandyal. Patients who met the inclusion / exclusion criteria were included in the study. RESULTS The study included a total of 100 patients . More than 40% of patients were in the age group of 41 to 60 years. There were 25 patients in the age group of 21 to 40 years, followed by age group of > 60 years and least patients were in the age group of <20 years .