Incidental findings in lumbar spine MRI: their prevalence and potential impact on patient management

To document the prevalence of extra spinal findings in lumbar MRI Among the scanned 400 patients, 90 cases had incidental non-spinal findings, and in 30 out of these 90 patients, the finding was the only reason for their complaint. Radiologists should give attention to the non-spinal findings in lumbar spine MRI, as the detected pathology could be the source of pain or could potential life-threatening conditions.