Dural ectasia and conventional radiography in the Marfan lumbosacral spine

To determine how well conventional radiographic findings can predict the presence of dural ectasia in Marfan patients. Twelve Marfan patients without dural ectasia and 21 Marfan patients with dural ectasia were included in the study. Five radiographic measurements were made of the lumbosacral spine:...

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Published in:Skeletal radiology 2001-06, Vol.30 (6), p.338-345
Main Authors: AHN, Nicholas U, NALLAMSHETTY, Leelakrishna, AHN, Uri M, BUCHOWSKI, Jacob M, ROSE, Peter S, GARRETT, Elizabeth S, KEBAISH, Khaled M, SPONSELLER, Paul D
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
Dilatation, Pathologic - diagnostic imaging
dura
Dura Mater - diagnostic imaging
Dura Mater - pathology
Female
Humans
Investigative techniques, diagnostic techniques (general aspects)
Lumbar Vertebrae
Male
Marfan Syndrome - diagnostic imaging
Marfan Syndrome - pathology
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Nervous system
Radiodiagnosis. Nmr imagery. Nmr spectrometry
Radiography
Sacrum
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Summary:To determine how well conventional radiographic findings can predict the presence of dural ectasia in Marfan patients. Twelve Marfan patients without dural ectasia and 21 Marfan patients with dural ectasia were included in the study. Five radiographic measurements were made of the lumbosacral spine: interpediculate distance, scalloping value, sagittal canal diameter, vertebral body width, and transverse process width. The following measurements were significantly larger in patients with dural ectasia: interpediculate distances at L3-L4 levels (P
ISSN:0364-2348
1432-2161
DOI:10.1007/s002560100323