Dynamic effects on the lumbar spinal canal: Axially loaded CT- myelography and MRI in patients with sciatica and/or neurogenic claudication

Spine

Volumn 22, Issue 24, 1997, Pages 2968-2976

  Willén, Jan ^a   Danielson, Barbro ^a   Gaulitz, Arne ^a   Niklason, Thomas ^a   Schönström, Nils ^b   Hansson, Tommy ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b RYHOV COUNTY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Axially loaded; Computed tomographic myelography; Dynamic effects; Lumbar spine; Magnetic resonance imaging; Neurogenic claudication; Sciatica

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLAUDICATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ISCHIALGIA; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; MYELOGRAPHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SURGICAL ANATOMY;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; LUMBOSACRAL REGION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYELOGRAPHY; SCIATICA; SPINAL CANAL; SPINAL NERVE ROOTS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0031428991     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-199712150-00021     Document Type: Article

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