the Role of MRI in Evaluation of Low Back Pain

Sohag University50 enrolled

Overview

This study aims to evaluate the role of MRI to diagnose different causes of low back pain among middle aged females at Sohag university hospital.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Low Back Pain

Interventions

MRI on lumbosacral spineDEVICE

MRI imaging on lumbosacral spine using Philips Achieva1.5T MRI device (Philips Achieva, Netherlands) or Siemens Magnetom Altea1.5T MRI device (Siemens Healthineers, Germany). the sequences used are Axial T2W; Sagittal T1W, T2W, Sagittal STIR, Coronal STIR and post gadolinium if needed.

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 40 YearsMax age: 60 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: \- middle aged female patients aged from 40 to 60 years with complaints of low back pain who were referred to the department of radiology of sohag university hospital for Lumbosacral spine MRI. Exclusion Criteria: * Male patients. * female patients aged less than 40 years or more than 60 years. * Contraindication to magnetic resonance imaging including cochlear implant, pacemaker, claustrophobia. * Non-cooperative sick patients.

Locations (1)

Sohag university Hospital

Sohag, Egypt

RECRUITING

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) for diagnosis of low back pain in middle aged females

disc degeneration

Time frame: 6 months postmenopausal

Central Contacts

Safia R Mohammed Abdellah, Resident

CONTACT

01067976948 safeyah.rafat@med.sohag.edu.eg

Mohamed T Mahmoud solyman, Professor

CONTACT

01113797283

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