MR imaging of lumbar spondylolysis: The importance of ancillary observations

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 169, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 233-239

  Ulmer, John L ^a   Mathews, Vincent P ^b   Elster, Allen D ^c   Mark, Leighton P ^a   Daniels, David L ^a   Mueller, Wade ^d  

^a FROEDTERT MEMORIAL LUTHERAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LUMBAR SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SPINE SCINTISCANNING; SPONDYLOLYSIS;

EID: 0030813994     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/ajr.169.1.9207531     Document Type: Article

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