Abstract
The aim of this study was to reevaluate dural ectasia criteria in Marfan syndrome patients fulfilling the revised Ghent criteria. Lumbar computed tomography scans of 19 Marfan patients and 30 matched control subjects were retrospectively assessed. Dural sac ratio (DSR), nerve root sleeve diameter, pedicle width, and a scalloping or meningocele presence were each assessed by 2 readers blinded from the diagnosis. Mann-Whitney-Wilcoxon tests compared the patient and control groups. Receiver operating characteristic curve analysis and multivariate models determined the optimal cutoff value. A DSR value greater than 0.69 at L5 (DSR-L5) such as L4 scalloping of more than 2.65 mm (scall-L4) and 6 or more vertebrae showing a scalloping of more than 3 mm (6-scall) were found very specific but with limited sensitivity. Multivariate model combining DSR-L5 + scall-L4 showed good positive predictive value, whereas model combining DSR-L5 + 6-scall showed good negative predictive value. Assessment of DSR and vertebral scalloping allows valuable depiction of dural ectasia in Marfan syndrome patients.
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