Classification system based on kinematic MR imaging in cervical spondylitic myelopathy

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 1763-1771

  Muhle, Claus ^a   Metzner, Jörg ^a   Weinert, Dieter ^a   Falliner, Axel ^a   Brinkmann, Gisbert ^a   Mehdorn, Maximillian H ^a   Heller, Martin ^a   Resnick, Donald ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b VA SAN DIEGO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD; CERVICAL SPINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; KINESIOLOGY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; SPONDYLITIS;

ADULT; AGED; BIOMECHANICS; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTURE; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL OSTEOPHYTOSIS; SPINAL STENOSIS;

EID: 0032471401     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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