Interobserver reliability of detecting lumbar intervertebral disc high- intensity zone on magnetic resonance imaging and association of high- intensity zone with pain and anular disruption

Spine

Volumn 23, Issue 19, 1998, Pages 2074-2080

  Smith, Brad M T ^a,e   Hurwitz, Eric L ^a   Solsberg, David ^b   Rubinstein, David ^c   Corenman, Donald S ^c   Dwyer, Anthony P ^c   Kleiner, Jeff ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Spine Imaging Ctr Columbia Med C   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^d Spine Consultants PC   (United States)

^e Los Angeles College of Chiropractic   (United States)

Author keywords

Anular disruption; Discography; High intensity zone; Magnetic resonance imaging; Post computed tomography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISKOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISEASE; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR DISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL DISEASES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0032192358     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-199810010-00007     Document Type: Article

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