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What can be learned by ultrasound of the lumbosacral
ultrasonography of the lumbosacral spine recently has been used in medicine. The low popularity of the method is due to the fact that the ultrasound permeable only to the liquid medium. The bones are dense, so the rays are reflected from them.
The Predominant method of research is considered of the spine magnetic resonance imaging and radiography. Using ultrasound, it became possible to diagnose diseases of the spinal column on the Russian development. Of course, the method the quality is inferior to the above, but it's enough for a diagnosis of widespread diseases.
Advantages of ultrasound are its low cost and harmless to humans. It can be carried out for pregnant women and babies.
why prescribe study
This method of survey allows to identify the following pathological conditions:
- instability of the sacral vertebrae
- offset vertebral segments;
- anomalies of the spine;
- compression of vertebral bodies;
- traumatic injuries.
Of Course, disc herniation sacral part of the spinal column with ultrasound cannot detect, but x-ray does not show these pathological changes. Loss of the intervertebral discs is identified only on MRI.
A Particularly valuable survey for monitoring the health of the spine during treatment. Dynamics of pathological changes in patients receiving drugs are important for doctors. With the help of ultrasound examination of the sacrum they can monitor the effectiveness of the course of inflammation.
Structural changes in the lumbosacral spine may lead to spinal cord compression and numbness of the limbs. Cause of pathology is not only a intervertebral hernia, and displacement of vertebras. In the latter case to establish the diagnosis an ultrasound is sufficient.
we must highlight the possibility to determine various curvatures of the spine with ultrasound. When anomalies of the lumbosacral disturbed function of internal organs and may cause disability. To detect these pathological conditions, it is possible to use ultrasonic methods.
Thus, it is not always rational to pay big money for an MRI of the lumbosacral spine. In most cases, to identify the causes of pathological changes sufficient to perform an ultrasound.