Diagnostic Accuracy of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) in Tubercular Spondylitis
Abstract: Objectives: To detect the diagnostic accuracy of MRI in the evaluation of Tubercular Spondylitis. Material and methods: This cross sectional observational study was conducted in Department of Radiology and Imaging, Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH), Dhaka, from September 2019 to August 2021. Patients with suspected Tubercular Spondylitis, referred to Radiology & Imaging department of DMCH, for imaging investigation were included. Sample was selected by convenient and purposive sampling technique. Sample size was 30. Results: In the study, mean age of the patients was 38.3 ± 5.7 year. Out of 30 cases 17 (57.7%) cases were male and 13 (43.3%) were female. Male to female ratio was 1.3:1. MRI scan was done in all patients. Most of the cases (86.7%) had enhanced signal with clear margin. Regular & thin wall paravertebral abscesses were detected in 27 (90%) cases and multiple vertebral involvement was in 26 (86.7%)