Interobserver and intraobserver variability in interpretation of lumbar disc abnormalities: A comparison of two nomenclatures

Spine

Volumn 20, Issue 11, 1995, Pages 1257-1263

  Brant Zawadzki, Michael N ^a   Jensen, Maureen C ^a   Obuchowski, Nancy ^b   Ross, Jeffrey S ^b   Modic, Michael T ^b  

^a HOAG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL PRESBYTERIAN   (United States)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Degenerative disc disease; Interobserver variation; Nomenclature

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; LUMBAR DISK HERNIA; LUMBOSACRAL SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEURORADIOLOGY; NOMENCLATURE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIODIAGNOSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VARIANCE;

ADULT; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; TERMINOLOGY;

EID: 0029037485     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-199506000-00010     Document Type: Article

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