Imagenología-Pregrado

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    Prevalencia de discopatía degenerativa en columna lumbar diagnosticada por resonancia magnética simple en pacientes de 30 a 70 años en Medimagen, Cuenca - Ecuador, periodo enero 2023 - febrero 2025
    (Universidad de Cuenca. Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, 2026-02-27) Pogo Requenes, Heidi Gabriela; Reinoso Lasso, Angie Doménica; Solano Brito, Pablo José
    Background: Degenerative disc disease is a condition characterized by the progressive wear of one or more intervertebral discs, especially in the lumbar region. (1) These alterations cause a reduction in the intervertebral space, narrowing the openings through which spinal nerves emerge, generating radicular compression. (2) Over time, this condition leads to dehydration and decreased height of the intervertebral discs, as well as changes in their density. (3) Currently, magnetic resonance imaging is the standard method for evaluating degenerative disc disease due to its high sensitivity and specificity. (4) Objective: To identify the prevalence of degenerative disc disease in the lumbar spine diagnosed through simple magnetic resonance imaging in patients aged 30 to 70 years at Medimagen, Cuenca - Ecuador, during the period January 2023 - February 2025. Methods: A descriptive, cross-sectional study was carried out. Data were obtained through the review of simple lumbar spine MRI imaging reports performed at Medimagen. Results: Of the total of 873 imaging reports, the prevalence of lumbar degenerative disc disease was 97.3%, with the highest involvement in the age group 30-40 years (28.2%) and a higher percentage in females (49.4%). Among the pathologies associated with degenerative disc disease, the most frequent was disc degeneration (67.4%). Likewise, the lesions involved more than one segment of the lumbar spine (88.3%), and 64.0% of the patients did not present any Modic changes.