TY - JOUR
AU1 - Alsaleh, Khalid
AU2 - Ho, Derek
AU3 - Rosas-Arellano, M.
AU4 - Stewart, Tanya
AU5 - Gurr, Kevin
AU6 - Bailey, Christopher
AB - Eur Spine J (2017) 26:362–367 DOI 10.1007/s00586-016-4724-9 ORIGINAL ARTICLE Radiographic assessment of degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis: is MRI superior to CT? 1,2,4 3 2 2 • • • • Khalid Alsaleh Derek Ho M. Patricia Rosas-Arellano Tanya Charyk Stewart 1,2 1,2 Kevin Roger Gurr Christopher Stewart Bailey Received: 10 December 2015 / Revised: 27 July 2016 / Accepted: 28 July 2016 / Published online: 23 September 2016 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2016 Abstract surgeon (j = 0.77) while the neuro-radiologist was higher Objective To determine the reliability and dependability of (j = 0.96). For both CT and MRI the standardized quali- magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and computerized tative assessment used by the two expert reviewers had a tomography (CT) in the assessment of lumbar spinal better inter-observer reliability than that between the expert stenosis and correlate the qualitative assessment to both a reviewers and the general reporting radiologist, who did quantitative assessment and functional outcome measures. not utilize a standardized assessment system. When the Summary of background data Multiple studies have qualitative assessment was compared directly, CT overes- addressed the issue of CT and MRI imaging in lumbar timated the degree of stenosis 20–35 % of the time spinal stenosis. 
TI - Radiographic assessment of degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis: is MRI superior to CT?
JF - European Spine Journal
DO - 10.1007/s00586-016-4724-9
DA - 2016-09-23
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/springer-journals/radiographic-assessment-of-degenerative-lumbar-spinal-stenosis-is-mri-ADByL1MEl6
SP - 362
EP - 367
VL - 26
IS - 2
DP - DeepDyve
ER -