Assessment of Severe Lower Back Pain Disorders using MRI

Abstract

The objective of the study was to assess the severe lower back pain disorders using MRI which was conducted at University Diagnostic Centre (UDC) in National Cancer Institute (NCI) during the period from 2010 to 2011. Open MRI machine 0.5 tesla was used and routine lumbar spine MRI protocol was performed. Random sample of 50 patients male and female with different age and weight suffering from severe lower back pain. The study was found that disc bulge was the most common causes 46% ,disc bulge & disc herniation 6% ,disc bulge °enerative 10% ,disc bulge ,degenerative & stenosis 2%, disc bulge ,degenerative & spondylolisthesis 2%, disc bulge ,degenerative &other 8%, disc bulge, disc herniation, degenerative , other 4%, disc bulge & spondylolisthesis 2% ,disc bulge & other 2% ,disc herniation 6%,normal 8%and others 4% . The incidence of LBP is equal between the men and female. Most patients affected by diseases their age range between 40-69 yrs.The L4/L5 was the most level of spine affected by diseases. MRI has become promising modality for diagnosis the causes of low back pain