Coincidental Lesions that have been seen in Patients with Lumbar Discopathy at Spinal MR Examination

Abstract

Introduction: The present Study has been made in order to investigate and examine the prevalence and type of the coincidental findings seen in patients with lumbar discopathy subjected to Lumbar Spinal Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI).

Tools and Method: 613 patients who were thought to have been Lumbar discopathy and who were subjected to Lumbar MRI have been examined. Lumbar MRIs were reported by musculoskeletal radiologists. Vertebra hemangiomas, tarlov cysts, Renal cysts, schmorl nodules, liver cysts were included in this study.  

Findings: Total 613 patients (male-female rate, 354: 259; age range, 16-79 years of age) were assessed. Vertebra Hemangiomas at 5.7% of the patients (n=35) vertebra hemangioma, at 3.5% of patients (n=22) tarlov cyst, at 2.2% (n=14) kidney cyst, at 1.4% (n=9) schmorl nodule, at 0.3% (n=2) of the patients liver cyst were found.

Conclusion: Detected coincidental findings have seen quite common at the examination of MRI of the patients with lumbar discopathy. Although the most of the coincidental findings which were detected at MRI of Lumbar Spine have been benign, the awareness of their prevalence is helpful in diagnosing the lesions which are not related with the symptoms. 

Keywords

• Lumbar,MRI,Discopathy,Tarlov Cyst

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