Title
Diagnostic accuracy of radiography techniques for musculoskeletal disorders
Authors
Rishabh Yadav1, Rinku Choudhury2, Abhijeet Alok3, Mukesh Kumar4, Amrita Pandita Bhatia5,*, Tanvi Hirani6 & Rahul Tiwari7
Affiliation
1Department of Radiology, Prasad Medical College, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India; 2Department of General Medicine, PDU Medical College and Hospital, Churu, Rajasthan, India; 3Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Sarjug Dental College and Hospital, Darbhanga, Bihar, India; 4Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Shree Bankey Bihari Dental College, Masuri, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India; 5Department of Prosthodontics (Crown and Bridges and Implantology), YCCM and RDF's Dental College and Hospital, Ahilyanagar, Maharashtra, India; 6Department of Periodontology and Implantology, Karnavati School of Dentistry, Karnavati University, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India; 7Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, RKDF Dental College and Research Centre, Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan University, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India; *Corresponding author
Rishabh Yadav - E-mail: drrishabh.always@gmail.com
Rinku Choudhury - E-mail: rinku2010gmc@gmail.com
Abhijeet Alok - E-mail: drabhijeetalok786@gmail.com
Mukesh Kumar - E-mail: kumardrmukesh@gmail.com
Amrita Pandita Bhatia - E-mail: pandita.amrita@gmail.com
Tanvi Hirani - E-mail: tanu.dr16@gmail.com
Rahul Tiwari - E-mail: drrahulvctiwari@gmail.com
Article Type
Research Article
Date
Received March 1, 2026; Revised March 31, 2026; Accepted March 31, 2026, Published March 31, 2026
Abstract
Conventional radiography often fails to detect early or subtle musculoskeletal pathology because of limited sensitivity and anatomical overlap. Therefore, it is of interest to study prospectively evaluated CR, DT, LDCT and MRI against a composite reference standard in a tertiary MSK unit. Hence, a total of 120 patients were included in the study, of which 54 had positive findings regarding clinically significant musculoskeletal pathology. MRI showed the highest sensitivities (98.1%) and overall accuracy (95.8%), followed by low-dose CT with sensitivity(s) of 81.5% and an accuracy of 90.0%. Tomosynthesis was superior to radiography for detection and offered a clinically useful intermediate alternative for indeterminate radiographs.
Keywords
Musculoskeletal disorders (MSK); radiography; tomosynthesis; computed tomography (CT); magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
Citation
Yadav et al. Bioinformation 22(3): 1444-1447 (2026)
Edited by
Vini Mehta
ISSN
0973-2063
Publisher
License
This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.
