Study Of Lower Back Pain Using MRI

Abstract

This is descriptive study was conducted during period from 2016-2017 at Modern Medical Center and Ribat Hospital University by using two magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) , close MRI machine 1.5 tesla ,and open MRI machine 0.3 tesla. This study carried a sample of 100 patients ( 56 males and 44 females) was used and routine lumber spine MRI protocol was performed. The purpose of this study , the study lower back pain by using MRI and correlated to age , gender, weight, height . The main result of this study were that the men and standard deviation for age, weight , height , and time duration .Was ± 47.7100SD16.00397(years),±74.8600SD15.21(kg),167.210 SD15.422(cm), ± .1100 SD .31447 (years) . The study found that disc bulge was the most common causes 21%, Spondylolisthesis 12%, Spondylatic arthritis11% , Disc degeneration18% , Disc prolapsed14%, Disc protusion 13%, Others11% . The study showed that no correlation between the subject's age weight , just height and time pain duration . Finally the researcher conclude that imaging studies (MRI) are helpful in cases of lower back pain but are not the only factor to determine lower back etiology ,for that proper history and clinical examination are very necessary to determine which type of imaging is need , and it will also allowed the technologist to focus the effort of the examination at proper disc level.