Editorial
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2018.
World J Anesthesiol. Oct 27, 2018; 7(3): 20-23
Published online Oct 27, 2018. doi: 10.5313/wja.v7.i3.20
Table 1 Agreement and prediction accuracy between diagnosis tools for detecting the involvement of the nerve root
AgreementPrediction
Clinical findingsMRIMRI and clinical findingsPain relief after surgical decompressionMRIClinical findings

Sen: 68.90%
Electrophysiology52.0%[2]59.6%[2]25.0%[9]Sen: 86.3%[26]
89.5%[6]54.0%[6]
60.0%[8]
MRI58.6%[6]N/AN/AN/AN/ASpe: 16.0%-37.0%
30.0%[7]Spe: 61.0%-77.0%[27]
16.3%-64.9%[4]
3.0%-22.0%[5]
SNBN/AN/AN/ASen: 85.40%
Spe: 16.7%[10]
Sen: 93.00%
Spe: 26.0%[11]
Sen: 96.00%
Spe: 56.0%[12]