Magnetic resonance imaging in low back pain: General principles and clinical issues

Physical Therapy

Volumn 78, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 738-753

  Beattie, Paul F ^a   Meyers, Steven P ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Back pain; Degenerative disk disease; Diagnosis; Intervertebral disk; Magnetic resonance imaging

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISEASE; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR SPINE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAIN; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL ANATOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031823958     PISSN: 00319023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ptj/78.7.738     Document Type: Review

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