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000136175 0247_ $$2doi$$a10.3390/diagnostics14121258
000136175 0248_ $$2sideral$$a139075
000136175 037__ $$aART-2024-139075
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000136175 100__ $$0(orcid)0009-0000-0252-5642$$aMontaner-Cuello, Alberto$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza
000136175 245__ $$aComparison of magnetic resonance imaging with electrodiagnosis in the evaluation of clinical suspicion of lumbosacral radiculopathy
000136175 260__ $$c2024
000136175 5060_ $$aAccess copy available to the general public$$fUnrestricted
000136175 5203_ $$a(1) Background: The diagnosis of lumbosacral radiculopathy involves anamnesis, an assessment of sensitivity and strength, diagnostic imaging—usually magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)—and electrodiagnostic testing (EDX), typically electromyography (EMG), and electroneurography (ENG). MRI evaluates the structures supporting the spinal cord, while EDX evaluates root functionality. The present study aimed to analyze the concordance of MRI and EDX findings in patients with clinically suspected radiculopathy. Additionally, we investigated the comparison between these two reference tests and various clinical variables and questionnaires. (2) Methods: We designed a prospective epidemiological study of consecutive cases with an observational, descriptive, cross-sectional, and double-blind nature following the STROBE guidelines, encompassing 142 patients with clinical suspicion of lumbosacral radiculopathy. (3) Results: Of the sample, 58.5% tested positive for radiculopathy using EDX as the reference test, while 45.8% tested positive using MRI. The comparison between MRI and EDX in the diagnosis of radiculopathy in patients with clinical suspicion was not significant; the overall agreement was 40.8%. Only the years with symptoms were comparatively significant between the positive and negative radiculopathy groups as determined by EDX. (4) Conclusion: The comparison between lumbar radiculopathy diagnoses in patients with clinically suspected pathology using MRI and EDX as diagnostic modalities did not yield statistically significant findings. MRI and EDX are complementary tests assessing different aspects in patients with suspected radiculopathy; degeneration of the structures supporting the spinal cord does not necessarily imply root dysfunction.
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000136175 700__ $$0(orcid)0000-0003-0328-2309$$aCaudevilla-Polo, Santos$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza
000136175 700__ $$aRodríguez-Mena, Diego$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza
000136175 700__ $$aCiuffreda, Gianluca$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza
000136175 700__ $$0(orcid)0000-0001-7732-3914$$aPardos-Aguilella, Pilar$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza
000136175 700__ $$0(orcid)0000-0003-1292-3163$$aAlbarova-Corral, Isabel$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza
000136175 700__ $$0(orcid)0000-0001-5842-6010$$aPérez-Rey, Jorge$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza
000136175 700__ $$0(orcid)0000-0002-0026-9224$$aBueno-Gracia, Elena$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza
000136175 7102_ $$11007$$2610$$aUniversidad de Zaragoza$$bDpto. Medicina, Psiqu. y Derm.$$cArea Medicina
000136175 7102_ $$11003$$2027$$aUniversidad de Zaragoza$$bDpto. Anatom.Histolog.Humanas$$cArea Anatom.Embriol.Humana
000136175 7102_ $$11006$$2413$$aUniversidad de Zaragoza$$bDpto. Fisiatría y Enfermería$$cÁrea Fisioterapia
000136175 773__ $$g14, 12 (2024), 1258 [10 p.]$$tDiagnostics$$x2075-4418
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000136175 951__ $$a2024-07-19-18:28:41
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