%0 Journal Article
%T Contribution of the T2 Turbo Spin Ultrasound Sequence to Low Field Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the Staging of Lumbar Disc Desiccation in Kinshasa Hospitals
%A Djo Mbo-M. Iyoto
%A Jean Tshibola Mukaya
%A Frederick Tshienda Tshibasu
%A Stephane Tongo Yanda
%A Patrick Kikunda
%A Lys Makwanza
%A Gorby Ndaie
%A Heritier Malengele Mawalala
%A Oscar Zimbuila Nseka
%A Aliocha Natuhoyila Nkodila
%A Antoine Aundu Molua
%A Michel Tshikwela Lelo
%J Open Access Library Journal
%V 11
%N 10
%P 1-11
%@ 2333-9721
%D 2024
%I Open Access Library
%R 10.4236/oalib.1112272
%X <strong>Background:</strong> Grading intervertebral disc degeneration (IDD) is important in the evaluation of many degenerative conditions, including patients with low back pain, but data on the pathology in sub-Saharan Africa are limited. The objective of this study is to evaluate the contribution of the T2 turbo spin ultrasound sequence on low-field Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) in the staging of lumbar disc desiccation in hospitals in Kinshasa. <strong>Methods</strong>: Single-center analytical cross-sectional study of lumbar MRI examinations of 81 patients or 405 disc segments, performed over a 16-month period from December 2022 to January 2023 at the Diamant Ngaliema medical center using a 0.4 Tesla MRI. <strong>Results</strong>: A total of 81 patients were examined by MRI for chronic low back pain. Lumbar disc herniation was common in men (50.6%), in an age range between 50 and 59 years (27.2%). Disc desiccation was ubiquitous in all age groups in more than 85% of cases, with a predominance at the lumbosacral junction (91.4%). Pfirrmann grade II was most commonly found in the 50 - 59 age group, followed by grade III in the 60 - 69 age group and for those over 70 years, grade IV. <strong>Conclusion</strong>: Lumbar disc degeneration is the hub of degenerative disc diseases that can affect all disc levels at any age, with a predominance in middle-aged and older adults. MRI remains the modality of choice providing precision in the study of lumbar disc degeneration.
%K Lumbar Disc Herniation
%K MRI
%K Disc Desiccation
%K Pfirrmann
%K Low Back Pain
%U http://www.oalib.com/paper/6838099