Whole spine localizers of magnetic resonance imaging detect unexpected vertebral fractures

Acta Radiologica
Malwina KaniewskaSuzanne E Anderson

Abstract

Whole spine localizers (WS-loc) of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are performed for enumeration of the vertebrae but they can be also used for the evaluation of the spine. To assess the accuracy of fracture detection using WS-locs of MRI and compare the findings with standard high-resolution short tau inversion recovery (STIR) sequences, and to determine whether the review of WS-locs is useful and if additional information can be gained by assessing the thoracic spine section of the WS-locs. A total of 298 magnetic resonance (MR) examinations of the lumbar spine with WS-locs were evaluated. Two independent readers reviewed the images. In case of fracture detection, further characterization of the fracture was performed. To assess inter-reader agreement, unweighted Cohen's kappa with 95% confidence intervals (CI) and Phi coefficients were calculated. The study sample included 187 female and 111 male patients (age range = 65-94 years; median age = 75.0 years). The WS-locs detected 42 fractures of the lumbar spine and 36 of the thoracic spine. Inter-reader agreement for fracture detection in the lumbar and thoracic spine was strong (K = 0.87, 95% CI = 0.78-0.95, Phi = 0.87, and K = 0.88, 95% CI = 0.79-0.96, Phi = 0.88, respectiv...Continue Reading

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