MR guidance of laser disc decompression: Preliminary in vivo experience

European Radiology

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 592-597

  Steiner, P ^a,c   Zweifel, K ^b   Botnar, R ^a   Schoenenberger, A W ^a   Debatin, J F ^a   Von Schulthess, G K ^a   Hodler, J ^a  

^a Hospital Zurich   (Switzerland)

^b BALGRIST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

Intervertebral disks; Lasers; MR imaging guidance; MR imaging temperature monitoring; Spine

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; LASER SURGERY; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; SAFETY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; LASER SURGERY; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SAFETY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031627276     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003300050441     Document Type: Article

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