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Table 3 Correlation between extra-spinal abnormalities detected on coronal STIR images and patients’ sex, history of trauma, history of neoplasia, positive spinal abnormality, and signs of impingement on routine MR protocol images

From: Coronal STIR sequence, a simple adjustment to routine MRI protocol for extra-spinal sciatica and sciatica-like symptoms

 

M

F

Trauma

Neoplasia

Routine MR protocol images

Spinal abnormality

Nerve root impingement

Total no. of patients

84

133

5

3

172

124

Extra-spinal abnormalities

8

7

2

2

7

3

P value

0.228

0.04

0.013

0.004

0.002