Contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging in conservative management of lumbar disc herniation

Spine

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 67-73

  Komori, Hiromichi ^a   Okawa, Atsusi ^a   Haro, Hirotaka ^a   Muneta, Takeshi ^a   Yamamoto, Haruyasu ^a   Shinomiya, Kenichi ^a  

^a TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Conservative treatment; Gadopentetate; Herniated nucleus pulposus; Magnetic resonance imaging

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUMBAR DISK HERNIA; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEUS PULPOSUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; CHELATING AGENTS; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; GADOLINIUM; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PENTETIC ACID; PROGNOSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0031908755     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-199801010-00015     Document Type: Article

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