Table 2 Extra-spinal abnormalities detected on coronal STIR images, explain the patients’ pain and influence their management
Coronal STIR images Extra-spinal abnormality | Sex | Age (years) | Pain | History | Routine MR protocol images | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Spinal abnormality | Nerve root impingement | |||||
1. Bilateral sacroiliitis | M | 20 | Low back pain | Irrelevant | – | – |
2. Bilateral sacroiliitis | M | 19 | Low back pain | Irrelevant | – | – |
3. Bilateral sacroiliitis | M | 24 | Low back pain | Irrelevant | Lumbar spondylosis | – |
4. Bilateral sacroiliitis | F | 24 | Bilateral sciatica | Irrelevant | – | – |
5. Stress fracture of right sacral alum | M | 39 | Bilateral sciatica | Irrelevant | Disc herniation | Positive |
6. Stress fracture of right sacral alum | M | 30 | Right sciatica | Irrelevant | – | – |
7. Stress fracture of proximal left femur | M | 36 | Low back pain | Irrelevant | Spondylolisthesis | Positive |
8. Stress fracture of proximal right femur | M | 60 | Right sciatica | Irrelevant | Lumbar spondylosis | – |
9. Occult inter-trochanteric fracture of left femur | F | 25 | Left sciatica | Trauma | – | – |
10. Occult pelvic fracture | F | 20 | Left sciatica | Trauma | – | – |
11. Left Iliac wing metastasis | M | 45 | Bilateral sciatica | Vertebral metastasis | Vertebral metastasis | Positive |
12. Right Iliac wing metastasis | F | 22 | Right sciatica | NET of pancreas | – | – |
13. Left TOH | F | 42 | Left sciatica | Irrelevant | Lumbar spondylosis | – |
14. Bilateral Tarlov cysts | F | 32 | Bilateral sciatica | Irrelevant | – | – |
15. Left gluteal muscular tendinopathy | F | 52 | Left sciatica | Irrelevant | Lumbar spondylosis | – |