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Table 7 Relation between USG and MRI as regarding diagnosis of each subtype of spinal dysraphism

From: Role of ultrasonography in screening of spinal dysraphism in infants at risk

 USG

MRI

Test value

P value

Sig.

No

Yes

No. (%)

No. (%)

Tethered cord

 No

8 (100.0%)

1 (8.3%)

16.296*

0.000

HS

 Yes

0 (0.0%)

11 (91.7%)

   

Lipomyelocele

 No

19 (100.0%)

0 (0.0%)

20.000*

0.000

HS

 Yes

0 (0.0%)

1 (100.0%)

   

Lipomyelomeningocele

 No

18 (100.0%)

0 (0.0%)

20.000*

0.000

HS

 Yes

0 (0.0%)

2 (100.0%)

   

Meningocele

 No

19 (100.0%)

0 (0.0%)

20.000*

0.000

HS

 Yes

0 (0.0%)

1 (100.0%)

   

Myelocystocele

 No

18 (100.0%)

0 (0.0%)

20.000*

0.000

HS

 Yes

0 (0.0%)

2 (100.0%)

   

Spinal lipoma

 No

17 (100.0%)

1 (33.3%)

12.593*

0.000

HS

 Yes

0 (0.0%)

2 (66.7%)

   

Lipoma of the filum terminale

 No

17 (100.0%)

0 (0.0%)

20.000*

0.000

HS

 Yes

0 (0.0%)

3 (100.0%)

   

LDM

 No

17 (100.0%)

1 (33.0%)

12.593*

0.000

HS

 Yes

0 (0.0%)

2 (66.0%)

   

DST

 No

19 (100.0%)

0 (0.0%)

20.000*

0.000

HS

 Yes

0 (0.0%)

1 (100.0%)

   

Meningitis

 No

19 (100.0%)

1 (100.0%)

-

-

-

 Yes

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

   

Tight filum terminale

 No

18 (100.0%)

0 (0.0%)

20.000*

0.000

HS

 Yes

0 (0.0%)

2 (100.0%)

   

Persistent terminal ventricle

 No

19 (100.0%)

1 (100.0%)

 Yes

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

   

CRS

 No

17 (100.0%)

0 (0.0%)

20.000*

0.000

HS

 Yes

0 (0.0%)

3 (100.0%)

   

Diastematomyelia

 No

19 (100.0%)

0 (0.0%)

20.000*

0.000

HS

 Yes

0 (0.0%)

1 (100.0%)

   
  1. P value > 0.05: non significant; P value < 0.05: significant; P value < 0.01: highly significant
  2. *Chi-square test