Variations in morphology of the lumbosacral junction on sagittal MRI: Correlation with plain radiography

Skeletal Radiology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 225-230

  O'Driscoll, C M ^a   Irwin, A ^a   Saifuddin, A ^a  

^a ROYAL NATIONAL ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Lumbar spine; Lumbosacral junction; MRI; Transitional vertebra

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACK; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUMBAR SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADICULOPATHY; RADIOGRAPHY; SACRUM; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; X RAY FILM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; SACRUM; SCIATICA; SPINAL DISEASES; SPINAL NERVE ROOTS;

EID: 0029877076     PISSN: 03642348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002560050069     Document Type: Article

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