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02.12.2021 | Original Article

Shortened total spine MRI protocol in the detection of spinal cord compression and pathology for emergent settings: a noninferiority study

verfasst von: Yu-Ming Chang, Seyed Amir Ebrahimzadeh, Harry Griffin, Rafeeque A. Bhadelia

Erschienen in: Emergency Radiology | Ausgabe 2/2022

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Abstract

Background and purpose

Spinal cord compression (SCC) requires rapid diagnosis in the emergent setting; however, current MRI protocols may be cumbersome for patients and clinicians. We sought to validate an abbreviated total spine MRI (TS-MRI) protocol using standard non-contrast sequences in the detection of SCC and other clinically significant findings (OCSF).

Methods

Two hundred six TS-MRI scans obtained over a 30-month period for SCC were included. Sagittal T2 (T2sag), sagittal T1 (T1sag), and sagittal STIR (IRsag), as well as axial T2 (T2ax) images, were individually assessed independently by 2 reviewers for SCC, cauda equina compression (CEC), and OCSF. A protocol consisting of all the sequences was considered the gold standard. Sensitivity and specificity of single and combined MRI sequences for SCC/CEC and OCSF were determined and were tested for noninferiority relative to standard non-contrast sequences using a 5% noninferiority margin.

Results

An abbreviated protocol of IRsag + T2ax provided the best performance with sensitivity and specificity of 100% (95%CI, 96.0–100.0) and 98.6% (95%CI, 95.6–99.7) for SCC/CEC and 100.0% (95%CI, 96.7–100.0), and 99.3% (95%CI, 96.6–99.9) for OCSF. The mean difference of sensitivity and specificity between IRsag + T2ax and standard protocol was 0.0% (95%CI, 0.0–4.0) and − 2.1% (95%CI, − 5.4 to − 0.6) for SCC/CEC and 0.0% (95%CI, 0.0–3.3) and − 1.5% (95%CI, − 4.8 to − 0.3) for OCSF, all within the noninferiority margin of 5%.

Conclusions

An abbreviated TS-MRI protocol of IRsag + T2ax is noninferior to the standard non-contrast protocol, potentially allowing for faster emergent imaging diagnosis and triage.
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Metadaten
Titel
Shortened total spine MRI protocol in the detection of spinal cord compression and pathology for emergent settings: a noninferiority study
verfasst von
Yu-Ming Chang
Seyed Amir Ebrahimzadeh
Harry Griffin
Rafeeque A. Bhadelia
Publikationsdatum
02.12.2021
Verlag
Springer International Publishing
Erschienen in
Emergency Radiology / Ausgabe 2/2022
Print ISSN: 1070-3004
Elektronische ISSN: 1438-1435
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10140-021-01956-9

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