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  • Title: Visualisation of symptomatic nerve roots. Prospective study of contrast-enhanced MRI in patients with lumbar disc herniation.
    Author: Toyone T, Takahashi K, Kitahara H, Yamagata M, Murakami M, Moriya H.
    Journal: J Bone Joint Surg Br; 1993 Jul; 75(4):529-33. PubMed ID: 8331104.
    Abstract:
    We studied the use of gadolinium diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid-enhanced MRI in the detection of pathological changes in the nerve roots of 25 patients with unilateral sciatica due to lumbar disc herniation. Enhancement was observed in the affected nerve roots within the root sleeve at the caudal edge of the herniation and was classified into three categories: grade 0, none; grade 1, enhancement restricted to a focal region within the sleeve; and grade 2, diffuse and homogeneous. The grade of enhancement correlated well with the severity of the sciatica, and was considered to be due to a disruption of the blood-nerve barrier, leading to oedema.
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