Intradiscal quantitative chemical exchange saturation transfer MRI signal correlates with discogenic pain in human patients

Intradiscal quantitative chemical exchange saturation transfer MRI signal correlates with discogenic pain in human patients

Abstract Low back pain (LBP) is often a result of a degenerative process in the intervertebral disc. The precise origin of discogenic pain is diagnosed by the invasive procedure of provocative discography (PD). Previously, we developed quantitative chemical exchange saturation transfer (qCEST) magne...

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Autores principales: Gadi Pelled, Margaux M. Salas, Pei Han, Howard E. Gill, Karl A. Lautenschlager, Tristan T. Lai, Cameron M. Shawver, Matthew B. Hoch, Brandon J. Goff, Aaron M. Betts, Zhengwei Zhou, Cody Lynch, Grant Schroeder, Maxim Bez, Marcel M. Maya, Catherine Bresee, Zulma Gazit, John P. McCallin, Dan Gazit, Debiao Li
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Publicado: Nature Portfolio 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://doaj.org/article/1a3459a68fb84f2d89e23e8ca6981fe8
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Sumario:Abstract Low back pain (LBP) is often a result of a degenerative process in the intervertebral disc. The precise origin of discogenic pain is diagnosed by the invasive procedure of provocative discography (PD). Previously, we developed quantitative chemical exchange saturation transfer (qCEST) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to detect pH as a biomarker for discogenic pain. Based on these findings we initiated a clinical study with the goal to evaluate the correlation between qCEST values and PD results in LBP patients. Twenty five volunteers with chronic low back pain were subjected to T2-weighted (T2w) and qCEST MRI scans followed by PD. A total of 72 discs were analyzed. The average qCEST signal value of painful discs was significantly higher than non-painful discs (p = 0.012). The ratio between qCEST and normalized T2w was found to be significantly higher in painful discs compared to non-painful discs (p = 0.0022). A receiver operating characteristics (ROC) analysis indicated that qCEST/T2w ratio could be used to differentiate between painful and non-painful discs with 78% sensitivity and 81% specificity. The results of the study suggest that qCEST could be used for the diagnosis of discogenic pain, in conjunction with the commonly used T2w scan.

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