Compressive myelopathy in fluorosis: MRI

Neuroradiology

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 338-342

  Gupta, R K ^a   Agarwal, P ^a   Kumar, S ^a   Surana, P K ^a   Lal, J H ^a   Misra, U K ^a  

^a SANJAY GANDHI POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Fluoride poisoning; Ligaments; Magnetic resonance imaging; Spinal cord compression

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FLUOROSIS; HUMAN; LIGAMENTUM FLAVUM; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSSIFICATION; POSTERIOR LONGITUDINAL LIGAMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL CORD DISEASE;

EID: 0029869531     PISSN: 00283940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00596584     Document Type: Article

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