Table 1:

Radiologic and clinical outcomes of TS-MR imaginga

Radiologic Outcomes of TS-MR Imaging with Major Radiologic Outcome(N = 321) 117/321 (36.4%)Major Clinical Outcome in Patients, (n = 60/321) (18.6%)
During Visit 58/117 (49.6%)b<24 Hours 33/117 (28.2%)c
SCC or CEC723620
 Degenerative disease41123
 Neoplasm16125
 Infection101010
 Hematoma222
 Iatrogenic100
 Traumatic findings200
Other significant findings452213
 Neoplasm1981
 Infection888
 Iatrogenic111
 Spinal cord lesion733
 Traumatic findings300
 Extraspinal findingsd720
Without major radiologic outcome204/321 (63.6%)2/204 (1.0%)b1/204 (0.5%)c
  • Note:—Bold indicates total of subsequent raws respectively.

  • a Clinical Outcome: hospital admission followed by an operation, radiation, IV therapy (antibiotics or steroids), or abscess drainage during same visit as well as in <24 hours and >24 hours after arrival to ED.

  • b Odds Ratio = 99 (95% CI, 23.5–419; P value < .001) between patients with and without major radiologic outcomes.

  • c Odds Ratio = 80 (95% CI, 10.7–593; P value < .001) between patients with and without major radiologic outcomes.

  • d Psoas muscle abscess and lymphoma.