Foraminal herniation of a lumbar disc mimicking neurinoma on ct and mr imaging

Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 448-450

  Ashkenazi, Ely ^a   Pomeranz, Shlomo ^a   Floman, Yizhar ^a  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Disc herniation; Intervertebral foramen; Mri; Neurinoma

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM PENTETATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; LUMBAR DISK HERNIA; MALE; NEURINOMA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURILEMMOMA; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0030777579     PISSN: 15360652     EISSN: 15392465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00024720-199710000-00016     Document Type: Article

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