High reliability and accuracy of dynamic magnetic resonance imaging in the diagnosis of cervical Spondylotic myelopathy: a multicenter study

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders - Tập 23 Số 1 - Trang 1-7 - 2022
Park, Wook-Tae1, Min, Woo-Kie2, Shin, Ji-Hoon3, Ko, Sang-Bong4, Son, Eun-Seok5, Kim, Jiyoun6, Jang, Jihoon6, Lee, Gun Woo1
1Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Yeungnam University College of Medicine, Yeungnam University Medical Center, Daegu, South Korea
2Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Kyungpook National Univeristy, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu, South Korea
3Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Pohang Semyeng Christianity Hospital, Pohang-si, South Korea
4Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Daegu Catholic University, Daegu Catholic University Hospital, Daegu, South Korea
5Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Keimyung University Dongsan Medical Center, Daegu, South Korea
6Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Kosin University, Gospel Hospital, Busan, South Korea

Tóm tắt

Cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM) is a critical condition that results in significant neurologic deterioration. An accurate diagnosis is essential for determining its outcome and prognosis. The pathology is strongly associated with dynamic factors; therefore, dynamic magnetic resonance (MR) image could be crucial to accurately detect CSM. However, very few studies have evaluated the reliability and accuracy of dynamic MR in CSM. In this study, we aimed to compare intra- and interobserver reliabilities and accuracy of dynamic MR in detecting CSM using sagittal MR scans of the neck in the flexed, neutral, and extended position. Out of 131 patients who underwent surgical treatments for CSM, 107 were enrolled in this study. The patient underwent three-types of sagittal MR scans that were obtained separately in different neck positions (neutral, flexion, and extension postures). The MR scans of the cervical spine were evaluated independently by three spine professionals, on the basis of tabled questionnaires. For accuracy, we performed a receiver operator characteristic analysis, and the overall discriminating ability of each method was measured by calculating the area under the ROC curve. The Cohen’s kappa coefficient and the Fleiss-generalized kappa coefficient was used to the inter- and intra-observer reliabilities. The intraobserver reliability (using the Cohen’s kappa coefficient) and interobserver reliability (using the Fless kappa coefficient) were respectively 0.64 and 0.52 for the neutral sagittal MR. The accuracy of neutral sagittal MR in detecting CSM was 0.735 (95% CI, 0.720 to 0.741) while that of extension sagittal MRI was 0.932 (96% CI, 0.921 to 0.948). Dynamic MR significantly showed better diagnostic reliability and accuracy in detecting CSM compared to conventional MR. In particular, extension MR scans could provide a more accurate diagnosis than other images.

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