Does the high-intensity zone of lumbar intervertebral disc at magnetic resonance imaging have diagnostic value for discogenic low back pain? A meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The correlation between high-intensity zone (HIZ) of lumbar disc magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and discogenic low back pain (DLBP) is currently controversial, this study aimed to systematically evaluate the correlation between HIZ of lumbar disc MRI and positive discography, as well as its diagnostic value for DLBP.

Method

Databases were searched to include research literature on high intensity zone (HIZ) related to discography and DLBP diagnosis. HIZ is a separate small, confined area of high signal located at the posterior border of the annulus fibrosus on MRI T2-weighted images of the lumbar spine, which is separated from the nucleus pulposus but has a higher signal than the nucleus pulposus. Studies on the correlation of HIZ with discography and DLBP diagnos

SUBMITTER: Yang L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11523764 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature