A comparison of radiological descriptions of spinal cord compression with quantitative measures, and their role in non-specialist clinical management.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is gold-standard for investigating Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy (DCM), a disabling disease triggered by compression of the spinal cord following degenerative changes of adjacent structures. Quantifiable compression correlates poorly with disease and language describing compression in radiological reports is un-standardised.

Study design

Retrospective chart review.

Objectives

1) Identify terminology in radiological reporting of cord compression and elucidate relationships between language and quantitative measures 2) Evaluate language's ability to distinguish myelopathic from asymptomatic compression 3) Explore correlations between quantitative or qualitative features and symptom severity 4) Investigate the influence of

SUBMITTER: Tempest-Mitchell J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6645712 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature