Dec 14, 2014 · The MRI protocol for examination of the lumbar spine in patients with symptoms of nerve compression is quite simple. Basically we rely on the sagittal T1W- and T2W-images …

If your doctor suspects that you may have a herniated nucleus pulposus (HNP), an MRI might be used to evaluate your condition. HNP means the gel-like center of a disc has leaked through a …

Sep 1, 2024 · MRI. high content of water which gives a normal disc its characteristic high T2 signal on MRI. generalized loss of high T2 signal in the disc is due to age-related disc …

Dec 1, 1993 · The acute lumbar herniated nucleus pulposus (HNP), can often be diagnosed on good quality MRI or CT examination. Myelography, discography, and …

Jun 30, 2023 · MRI clearly provides the most information—perhaps too much, in that it has a 25% false-positive rate (asymptomatic herniated nucleus pulposus [HNP]). An HNP that is noted on …

Aug 9, 2022 · MRI exquisitely delineates herniated nucleus pulposus (HNP) and its relationship with adjacent soft tissues. On MRI, HNPs appear as focal, asymmetric protrusions of disk …

Jun 30, 2023 · The symptoms due to herniated nucleus pulposus (HNP) can ultimately be attributed to the significant inflammatory response it generates inside the spinal canal. Disk...

Lumbar disc herniation (herniated nucleus pulposus [HNP]), or an extrusion of the nucleus pulposus intruding into the lumbar spinal canal, has been proposed as the most frequent …

The diagnostic accuracy of MRI for nerve root compression due to HNP was evaluated in two studies (n = 128) with prior probabilities of 77.9% and 93.9% . The results demonstrated a …

The accuracy of computed tomography (CT), myelography, CT-myelography (myelo-CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for the diagnosis of lumbar herniated nucleus pulposus …