Radiological evaluation of spinal canal, dural sac, epidural fat and superior articular process in diagnosis of lumbar spinal stenosis

Aim: The aim of our study; to investigate the location hypertrophy in epidural adipose tissue lumbar spinal stenosis clinic, compare area measurements canal and dural sac patients with a preliminary diagnosis or radiculopathy, determine place superior articular process measurement stenosis.
 Material Method: 180 aged 50-69 years who underwent Lumbar Magnetic Resonance Imaging were divided into two groups according prediagnosis radiculopathy retrospectively analyzed. Spinal canal, sac, fat, areas measured. Statistical relationships findings investigated.
 Results: There was no difference between these terms age gender (respectively p=0.078; p=0.564). is significant process, fat widths (p