Measurement of Spinal Canal Diameter for Sudanese Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Samah Abdallah Alawad Abdallah, Duha Abdu Mohammed Abdu
كلية الدراسات العليا-جامعة السودان للعلوم والتكنولوجيا · السودان
This study was done to determine the normal Antero-posterior diameter of thespinal canal in lumbosacral region (all lumbar and first sacral level) among theadult Sudanese population using the MRI and to determine whether there are anydifferences related to age, weightand gender regarding this diameter. The studywas retrospective descriptive cross-sectional analytical study. MRI examinationswere performed in Modern Medical Center for 200 normal Sudanese subjects tostudy the lumbosacral region. The data was collected through check list, analyzedby SPSS. The majority of the participants were male (49.50%), young between29and 37 years of age and mean weight 65 kilogram. The results showed that thelongest mean AP diameter was at L1 (17.4±2.0mm) in male while (17.9±2.7) infemale. The shortest mean AP diameter was at S1 (15.9±3.3mm) in male and(15.5±3.1) in female. The AP diameter gradually decreased from L1 to S1.Theequation of AP diameter with age is described in (y=0.02106x+18.155) for ages20-28,(y=0.4391x+18.155) for ages 29-37 and (y=0.3686x+16.977) for ages 38-45.There is no significant difference between both gender. There is associationbetween age and weight and the AP canal diameter.