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<blockquote data-quote="49994" data-source="post: 295218" data-attributes="member: 5213">my badThe above findings are so common in patients WITHOUT low back pain that while radiologists report their presence, they must be interpreted with caution and in the context of the clinical situation. (reference-Jarvik etal, Spine 2001). Prevalence in patients without low back pain:Disk degeneration(decreased T2 signal, height loss, bulge)91%, Disk T2 signal loss(82%), Disk height loss(56%), Disk bulge(64%), Disk protrusion(32%), Annular fissure(38%).The above is text taken right out of a MRI report of a patient with Low back pain. This information was rarely included 12years ago on a radiology report. It is now commonly included. WHY? Many people were having procedures done only because the presence of one or more of the above were identified on a MRI of the patient, only to have no or limited improvement of symptoms post surgical.&nbsp; This is why I wrote what I did in a previous post above.I have never posted an image and didn't see it on my post and that is why I typed it out as well,</blockquote>

[QUOTE="49994, post: 295218, member: 5213"] [b]my bad[/b] The above findings are so common in patients [U][B]WITHOUT[/B][/U] low back pain that while radiologists report their presence, they must be [U][B]interpreted with caution and in the context of the clinical situation[/B][/U]. (reference-Jarvik etal, Spine 2001). Prevalence in patients without low back pain: Disk degeneration(decreased T2 signal, height loss, bulge)91%, Disk T2 signal loss(82%), Disk height loss(56%), Disk bulge(64%), Disk protrusion(32%), Annular fissure(38%). The above is text taken right out of a MRI report of a patient with Low back pain. This information was rarely included 12years ago on a radiology report. It is now commonly included. WHY? Many people were having procedures done only because the presence of one or more of the above were identified on a MRI of the patient, only to have no or limited improvement of symptoms post surgical. This is why I wrote what I did in a previous post above. I have never posted an image and didn't see it on my post and that is why I typed it out as well, [/QUOTE]

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