Plain CT of the degenerative lumbar spine

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 206-213

  Tallroth, Kaj ^a  

^a ORTON ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Degenerative joint disorder; Disc herniation; Intervertebral discs; Lumbar spine; Spine; Stenosis; Synovial cysts

Indexed keywords

BONE; CALCIFICATION (BIOCHEMISTRY); COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; JOINTS (ANATOMY);

DEGENERATIVE JOINT DISORDER;

DIAGNOSTIC RADIOGRAPHY;

ARTICLE; BONE ATROPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE DISEASE; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; SPONDYLOLISTHESIS;

HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; SPINAL DISEASES; SPINAL STENOSIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0032126327     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0720-048X(97)00168-X     Document Type: Article

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