Abstract
To evaluate the discal morpho-structural changes as predictive sign in the clinical outcome after Ozone Therapy in lumbar disc herniation using the T2 shine-through effect in DWI. One hundred and fifty-four patients suffering from lumbosciatica (89 men and 65 women; range 23-62 years) were included in previous MR study performed with FSE-T2 and T2-fat, SE-T1 and DWI sequences and were randomly assigned to two groups. Seventy-seven patients (Control Group) underwent conservative treatment with intraforaminal injection of steroid and anesthetic. The remaining 77 patients (Study Group) underwent the same treatment with the addiction of oxygen-ozone (O2-O3). During the coming 6 months, an MRI follow-up with the same sequences was performed. An intervertebral disc volumetric analysis (IDVA), DWI signal score and post treatment clinical outcome evaluation were performed for an assessment of hernia reduction. χ (2) test, Student's t test and analysis of covariance were used for comparison of variables. In the Study Group, 58 over 77 patients had a successful outcome (Responders). In the Responders group, DWI T2 shine-through effect was present during MRI follow-up and in particular in 53 of 77 patients in the 6 months of follow-up (P ...Continue Reading
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