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Journal of Applied Health Sciences = Časopis za primijenjene zdravstvene znanosti, Vol. 4 No. 1, 2018.

Professional paper

https://doi.org/10.24141/1/4/1/10

Appraisal of Imaging Requests and Findings from MRI Scans of Patients at State Specialists Hospital Bauchi

Prince Ameh Ogenyi ; Radiology Department, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital Bauchi, Nigeria
Andrew England ; Directorate of Radiography, University of Salford, Manchester, United Kingdom
Joseph Dlama ; Radiology Department, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital Bauchi, Nigeria
Fati Malgwi ; Department of Radiography, University of Maiduguri, Borno, Nigeria
Mohammed Umar ; Radiology Department, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital Bauchi, Nigeria
Silas Moi ; Department of Radiography, University of Maiduguri, Borno, Nigeria
Samuel Shem ; Radiology Department, State Specialist Hospital Gombe, Nigeria
Ginikanwa Njoku ; Radiology Department, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital Bauchi, Nigeria

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Abstract

Background: MRI plays a vital role in diagnosis of diseases.

Objectives: To determine the pattern of imaging requests and findings from MRI scans of patients in the Bauchi State Hospital.

Methods: A prospective cross-sectional study of MRI request forms and findings of 138 patients was conducted from August 2016 to January 2017. MRI scans were performed using a 0.35T Neusoft MRI scanner and reported by a group of consultant radiologists. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics with the computer software SPSS version 22 (IBM, New York, USA).

Results: This study revealed that majority of the MRI requests were for lumbosacral spine examinations (n=84, 60.9%), followed closely by MRI of the brain (n=42, 30.4%) and thirdly shoulder and abdomen examinations with a frequency of 4.3% each. Out of 138 MRI scans studied, intervertebral disc prolapse (n=60, 43.5%) was the commonest finding from MRI scans of patients, the second most prevalent finding was L4-L5 degenerative disc disease (n=12, 8.7%). Intramuscular lipoma and basal ganglia edema had a prevalence of 4.3%.

Conclusion: The commonest requests were MRI lumbosacral and, in terms of findings, we found intervertebral disc prolapse, L4-L5 degenerative disc disease, basal ganglia edema and intramuscular lipoma as the major findings from MRI scans in Bauchi.

Keywords

basal ganglia; disc prolapse; metastasis; lipoma

Hrčak ID:

199797

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/199797

Publication date:

27.4.2018.

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