The clinical significance of gadolinium enhancement of lumbar disc herniations and nerve roots on preoperative MRI

Neuroradiology

Volumn 40, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 800-806

  Vroomen, P C A J ^a   Van Hapert, S J M ^b   Van Acker, R E H ^b   Beuls, E A M ^a   Kessels, A G H ^c   Wilmink, J T ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b ONZE LIEVE VROUWE GASTHUIS   (Netherlands)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Disc herniations; Epidural contrast enhancement; Nerve roots, contrast enhancement

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM PENTETATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; EPIDURAL SPACE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUMBAR DISK HERNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE ROOT; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARESIS; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RUPTURE; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; GADOLINIUM DTPA; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARESIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL NERVE ROOTS;

EID: 0031730760     PISSN: 00283940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002340050688     Document Type: Article

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