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Area of Science:

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  • Orthopedics

Background:

  • Cervical intervertebral disc (IVD) height serves as an indirect indicator of disc hydration.
  • IVD dehydration leads to height loss, a contributing factor to degenerative disc disease.
  • There is a clinical need for in situ assessment of cervical IVD height to monitor spinal health.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the reliability and validity of musculoskeletal ultrasound (MSU) for measuring cervical IVD height.
  • To compare MSU measurements against magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) standards at C4-5, C5-6, and C6-7 spinal segments.

Main Methods:

  • An exploratory cross-sectional study involving 40 participants and 900 IVD measurements.
  • Inter-rater reliability assessed using MRI and MSU in 10 subjects.
  • Validity determined by comparing MSU and MRI measurements in 20 subjects using Bland-Altman analysis.

Main Results:

  • MSU demonstrated moderate to high reliability for cervical IVD height measurements.
  • No significant differences or proportional bias were found between MSU and MRI measurements (p<0.05).
  • MSU measurements showed a high correlation with MRI (r=0.83) with minimal underestimation (≤ -0.10mm).

Conclusions:

  • The MSU methodology for cervical IVD height imaging is reliable and valid.
  • MSU is a suitable tool for future research on IVD hydration and homeostasis.
  • MSU offers a promising alternative to MRI for cervical IVD height assessment.