中国组织工程研究 ›› 2021, Vol. 25 ›› Issue (24): 3882-3887.doi: 10.12307/2021.097

• 骨与关节图像与影像 bone and joint imaging • 上一篇    下一篇

CT和MRI在腰椎管狭窄症中测量椎管面积的一致性和可重复性

田  洋,唐  超,廖烨晖,唐  强,马  飞,钟德君   

  1. 西南医科大学附属医院骨科,四川省泸州市   646000
  • 收稿日期:2020-10-10 修回日期:2020-10-13 接受日期:2020-11-19 出版日期:2021-08-28 发布日期:2021-03-17
  • 通讯作者: 钟德君,博士,主任医师,主要从事脊柱外科方面工作和研究,西南医科大学附属医院骨科,四川省泸州市 646000
  • 作者简介:田洋,男,1994年生,四川省泸县人,汉族,西南医科大学在读硕士,医师,主要从事脊柱外科方面的研究。 唐超,男,1991年生,四川省富顺县人,汉族,西南医科大学毕业,硕士,医师,主要从事脊柱外科方面的研究。
  • 基金资助:
    西南医科大学基金项目(2018-ZRQN-070),项目负责人:唐超

Consistency and repeatability of CT and MRI in measurement of spinal canal area in patients with lumbar spinal stenosis

Tian Yang, Tang Chao, Liao Yehui, Tang Qiang, Ma Fei, Zhong Dejun   

  1. Department of Orthopedics, the Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou 646000, Sichuan Province, China
  • Received:2020-10-10 Revised:2020-10-13 Accepted:2020-11-19 Online:2021-08-28 Published:2021-03-17
  • Contact: Zhong Dejun, MD, Chief physician, Department of Orthopedics, the Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou 646000, Sichuan Province, China
  • About author:Tian Yang, Master candidate, Physician, Department of Orthopedics, the Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou 646000, Sichuan Province, China Tang Chao, Master, Physician, Department of Orthopedics, the Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou 646000, Sichuan Province, China
  • Supported by:
    the Project of Southwest Medical University, No. 2018-ZRQN-070 (to TC)

摘要:

文题释义:
腰椎管有效腔隙面积:腰椎CT或MRI影像上的功能椎管横截面积,边界为前方以椎间盘或椎体后缘为界,后方以黄韧带前缘为界,两侧以椎弓根内缘为界,包括腰椎管代偿间隙,该间隙即椎管内无压迫因素的情况下,冠状面上腰椎管面积减去硬膜囊的面积,不包括椎体、椎间盘、黄韧带和后纵韧带。

背景:国内外学者已应用CT或MRI对腰椎管狭窄症患者的椎管面积测量进行了大量研究,但由于个体差异、椎管形态差异以及测量方法、测量平面的不同,目前并没有一个公认的具有较好信度的测量方式,未见CT和MRI测量腰椎管面积的一致性和可重复性的报道。
目的:分析腰椎CT三维重建和腰椎MRI测量腰椎管狭窄症患者狭窄腰椎管横截面积的一致性和可重复性,探讨狭窄腰椎管横截面积的最佳影像学测量方法。
方法:收集2013年1月至2018年1月于西南医科大学附属医院脊柱外科住院行手术治疗的102例腰椎管狭窄症患者的术前腰椎CT三维重建和腰椎MRI影像资料,由2名脊柱外科主治以上医师分别在腰椎CT三维重建、腰椎MRI图像上3次不同时间测量狭窄椎管面积,取狭窄椎管对应的椎间盘中线且平行于上位椎体下终板平面的椎管面积进行测量。使用配对t检验分析两种方法测量的狭窄腰椎管面积结果的差异,使用Pearson相关分析评价两种方法测量的狭窄腰椎管面积结果的相关性,使用组内相关系数(ICC)和Bland-Altman图分析两种方法测量狭窄腰椎管面积的一致性和可重复性,使用Z检验比较两种方法测量的狭窄腰椎管面积结果在观察者内和观察者间的ICC值大小。实验方案得到西南医科大学附属医院伦理委员会批准(批准号KY2020176)。
结果与结论:①腰椎CT三维重建及腰椎MRI测量的狭窄腰椎管面积值分别为(136.28±2.38),(139.98±2.30) mm2,两者比较差异有统计学意义(t=-3.96,P < 0.001);Pearson相关分析显示两种方法测量的狭窄腰椎管面积结果呈正相关(r=0.950,P < 0.001);②腰椎CT三维重建及腰椎MRI测量的狭窄腰椎管面积观察者间及观察者内ICC值分别在0.908-0.937及0.942-0.971之间,腰椎MRI的测量结果在观察者间和观察者内的ICC值皆高于CT三维重建(P < 0.05);③Bland-Altman分析显示两种方法测量的狭窄腰椎管面积差值的95%分布范围为-8.0-5.5 mm2,6个点位于此范围外,占比3.66%;④结果提示,腰椎CT三维重建和腰椎MRI在量化评估腰椎管狭窄症患者椎管面积值时存在差异,但具有很强的正相关性;两种影像学检查测量椎管面积的一致性和可重复性都较好,但腰椎MRI测量椎管面积的一致性和可重复性较CT三维重建更佳。
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3208-2173 (钟德君) 

中国组织工程研究杂志出版内容重点:人工关节;骨植入物;脊柱;骨折;内固定;数字化骨科;组织工程

关键词: 腰椎管狭窄症, 椎管面积, 测量, CT, MRI, 一致性, 可重复性

Abstract: BACKGROUND: The domestic and overseas scholars have conducted a large number of studies on the measurement of spinal canal area in patients with lumbar spinal stenosis by CT and MRI. However, due to differences of individuals, spinal canal morphologys, measurement methods and measurement planes, there is no recognized measurement standard and value for the measurement of lumbar spinal canal area at present. There are few reports to evaluate the consistency and repeatability of CT and MRI in measuring lumbar spinal canal area.
OBJECTIVE: To analyze the consistency and repeatability of three-dimensional reconstruction CT and MRI in measuring the cross-sectional area of lumbar spinal stenosis, and to explore the best imaging measurement method for the cross-sectional area of lumbar spinal stenosis. 
METHODS: The preoperative imaging data of 102 patients with lumbar spinal stenosis who underwent surgical treatment in Department of Spinal surgery, the Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University from January 2013 to January 2018 with three-dimensional reconstruction CT and lumbar MRI were collected. The corresponding spinal canal area of each narrow intervertebral disc on three-dimensional reconstruction CT and lumbar MRI images was measured by two spinal surgeons at three different time points. The spinal canal area corresponding to the midline plane of the narrow intervertebral disc parallel to the lower endplate of the upper vertebral body was selected for measurement. Paired t-test was used to analyze the difference in spinal canal area between the results of the two methods. Pearson correlation analysis was used to evaluate the correlation between the results of spinal canal area between the two methods. Intraclass correlation coefficient and Bland-Altman plot were used to analyze the consistency and repeatability of the two methods in measuring the area of narrow lumbar spinal canal. Z-test was used to compare the ICC values of interobserver and intraobserver in measurement of narrow lumbar spinal canal area by the two methods. The protocols were approved by the Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University Ethics Committee (approval No. KY2020176). 
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: (1) The values of narrow lumbar spinal canal measured by three-dimensional reconstruction CT and MRI were (136.28±2.38) mm2 and (139.98±2.30) mm2; there were significant differences between them (t=-3.96, P < 0.001). Pearson correlation analysis showed that there was a positive correlation between three-dimensional reconstruction CT and MRI measurement of narrow lumbar spinal canal area (r=0.950, P < 0.001). (2) The values of interobserver ICC and intraobserver ICC were 0.908-0.937 and 0.942-0.971. The values of interobserver ICC and intraobserver ICC measured by lumbar MRI were higher than those measured by three-dimensional reconstruction CT (P < 0.05). (3) Bland-Altman plot showed that the 95% distribution range of the difference of spinal canal area between the two methods was -8.0-5.5 mm2. Six points were outside the range, accounting for 3.66%. (4) The results showed that there was a significant difference in spinal canal area between three-dimensional reconstruction CT and MRI, but there was a strong positive correlation. The consistency and reproducibility of measurement of narrow lumber spinal canal area by two imaging examinations were good, but the consistency and repeatability of lumbar MRI in measuring narrow lumber spinal canal area were better than that of three-dimensional reconstruction CT.

Key words: lumbar spinal stenosis, spinal canal area, measurement, CT, MRI, consistency, repeatability

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