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ArticleJournal of pain research2018

Optimal cut-off points of lumbar pedicle thickness as a morphological parameter to predict lumbar spinal stenosis syndrome: a retrospective study.

Sang Joon An, Soo Il Choi, Keum Nae Kang, Syn-Hae Yoon, Young Uk Kim

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  1. Relationship Between Magnetic Resonance Imaging Findings and Clinical Symptoms in Patients with Suspected Lumbar Spinal Canal Stenosis: a Case-control Study.Acta informatica medica : AIM : journal of the Society for Medical Informatics of Bosnia & Herzegovina : casopis Drustva za medicinsku informatiku BiH · 2019
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Sang Joon AnDepartment of Neurology, Catholic Kwandong University of Korea College of Medicine, International St. Mary's Hospital, Incheon, Republic of Korea.
Soo Il ChoiDepartment of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Catholic Kwandong University of Korea College of Medicine, International St. Mary's Hospital, Incheon, Republic of Korea, uk201@hanmail.net.
Keum Nae KangDepartment of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, National Police Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Syn-Hae YoonDepartment of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, National Police Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Young Uk KimDepartment of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Catholic Kwandong University of Korea College of Medicine, International St. Mary's Hospital, Incheon, Republic of Korea, uk201@hanmail.net.

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purposeLumbar spinal stenosis syndrome (LSSS) is induced by factors such as ligamentum flavum hypertrophy, facet joint hypertrophy and disc degeneration. However, the role of lumbar pedicle (LP) in LSSS has yet to be evaluated. We devised a new morphological parameter called the lumbar pedicle thickness (LPT) to evaluate the connection between LSSS and the LP. We hypothesized that the LPT is a major morphological parameter in the diagnosis of LSSS. PATIENTS AND

methodsThe LPT data were collected from 136 patients diagnosed with LSSS. A total of 99 control subjects underwent lumbar spine magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) as part of a detailed medical assessment. Axial T2-weighted magnetic resonance (MR) images were acquired from all the participants. Using our picture archiving and communication system, we analyzed the thickness of the LP at the level of L5 vertebra on MRI.

resultsThe average LPT was 9.46±1.81 mm in the control group and 13.26±1.98 mm in the LSSS group. LSSS patients showed a significantly greater LPT (

conclusionA higher LPT was associated with a higher possibility of LSSS, suggesting its importance in the evaluation of patients with LSSS.

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diagnosislumbar pediclelumbar pedicle thicknesslumbar spinal stenosis syndrome

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