Radiological prevalence of lumbar intervertebral disc calcification in the elderly: An autopsy study

Skeletal Radiology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 231-235

  Cheng, X G ^a   Brys, P ^a   Nijs, J ^a   Nicholson, P ^a   Jiang, Y ^a   Baert, A L ^a   Dequeker, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Intervertebral disc calcification; Osteoarthritis; Radiographs

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CALCIFICATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST RADIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; LUMBAR SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; X RAY FILM;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUTOPSY; CALCINOSIS; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; HAND; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PREVALENCE; SEX FACTORS; SPINAL DISEASES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0029926576     PISSN: 03642348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002560050070     Document Type: Article

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