Magnetic Resonance Imaging Versus Conventional X-ray in Detecting Lumbar Disc Problems in Khartoum

Abstract

The study was conducted at Nilein Medical diagnostic Center during the period from December to January 2017, to detect the lumbar disc problems using conventional X-ray versus MRI. Lumbar spine X-rays and MRI images were obtained from seventy patients. For analysis of both X-rays and MRI findings, data were first summarized in to data master sheet, and then analyzed by using simple statistical method , the data collected were compared and the result showed, mild different between male and female who had been examined , narrowing disc space and disc bulge often affects the lumbar spine in people at age (36-50) years, X-ray cannot detect disc bulge while MRI revealed them by 80% of cases, X-ray cannot detect spondylitheisis while MRI revealed them by 10% of cases. In conclusion MRI is more accurate than X-ray in detecting the lumbar disc problems.