ANALYZING THE EFFICACY OF CERVICAL SPINE FINDINGS BY MRI SCAN IN THE PATIENTS SUFFERING FROM CHRONIC NECK PAIN

Abstract

Background: MRI of the cervical spine can provide valuable information concerning the intervertebral disc, 
ligaments, muscles, nerve roots, and spinal cord in the region. It can also find anatomical anomalies in the 
early stages of neck pain subjects.
Aims: The present study was aimed to assess the MRI findings in subjects with neck pain and to assess the 
role of MRI cervical spine in patients with chronic neck pain 
Methods: The study included 50 subjects from both genders with chronic neck pain of >3 months duration.
All the subjects had an MRI cervical spine done using a 1.5 Tesla GE EXCITE MR System, which acquired 
T1W and T2W images in sagittal and axial planes and STIR images in the coronal plane. Various disc and 
vertebral body parameters were assessed and recorded on MRI. The data gathered were statistically 
analyzed