Effect of Nd:YAG laser on experimental disc degeneration. Part II. Histological and MR imaging findings

Acta Neurochirurgica

Volumn 138, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 1355-1361

  Turgut, M ^a,d   Özcan, O Ekin ^b   Sungur, A ^b   Sargin, H ^c  

^a ADNAN MENDERES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c BETEMAR Diagnostic Imaging Centre   (Turkey)

^d Me rutiyet Mahallesi   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Histological examination; Intervertebral disc; Magnetic resonance studies; Neodymium:YAG laser; Vaporization

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CARTILAGE; HISTOLOGY; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; MALE; NEODYMIUM LASER; NEURORADIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VAPORIZATION;

EID: 0029847603     PISSN: 00016268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01411067     Document Type: Article

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