Paraspinal ultrasonography: Lack of accuracy in evaluating patients with cervical or lumbar back pain

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 117-122

  Nazarian, Levon N ^a   Zegel, Harry G ^b   Gilbert, Karen R ^a   Edell, Steven L ^c   Bakst, Barry L ^d   Goldberg, Barry B ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ALLEGHENY UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (United States)

^c Women's Imaging Center of Delaware   (United States)

^d Rehabilitation Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

Back pain; Muscles; Soft tissues; Spine

Indexed keywords

MEDICAL IMAGING; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; TISSUE;

LUMBAR BACK PAIN; PARASPINAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACK MUSCLE; CERVICAL SPINE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NECK PAIN; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SPINAL ROOT;

EID: 0032005209     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.1998.17.2.117     Document Type: Article

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