Value of the MRI through an investigation of 300 cases of cervical spinal stenosis
- Author:
Hong Thi Anh Nguyen
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
cervical spinal stenosis
- MeSH:
Constriction, Pathologic;
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- From:Journal of Vietnamese Medicine
1999;236(6):126-129
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
During 7/1996 - 11/1998, MEDIC - MRI department had studied 4571 patients included 985 cervical spinal cases (22%), infections (03%), degenerative diseases (51%), cervical spinal stenosis (30%), trauma (35%), tumor (06%), miscellaneous lesion (05%). Cervical spinal stenosis has been usually seen. The main etiologies of cervical spinal stenosis include cervical disc herniation, cervical spondylosis, and ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament. It causes the severe complications such as radiculopathy and chronic myelopathy (tetraplegia, sensory disorder, and bladder dysfunction). The best knowledge of the lesion of the cervical spinal stenosis could facilitate treatment and save the patient life with hope of good motor recovery. The purpose of this study is to determine whether MRI can be used to define the nature of cervical spinal stenosis.
