Gadolinium-DTPA enhancement of symptomatic nerve roots in MRI of the lumbar spine

European Radiology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 116-122

  Tyrrell, P N M ^a   Cassar Pullicino, V N ^a   McCall, I W ^a  

^a ROBERT JONES AND AGNES HUNT ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Contrast media, paramagnetic; Magnetic resonance imaging; Nerves, spinal; Radiculitis; Spine

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; GADOLINIUM PENTETATE;

ARTICLE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ISCHIALGIA; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; METHODOLOGY; NERVE COMPRESSION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; SPINAL ROOT;

CONTRAST MEDIA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; GADOLINIUM DTPA; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NERVE COMPRESSION SYNDROMES; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SCIATICA; SPINAL NERVE ROOTS;

EID: 0031601229     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003300050350     Document Type: Article

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