Measurement of lumbar spine flexion-extension using a low-field open- magnet magnetic resonance scanner

Investigative Radiology

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 439-443

  Harvey, Steven B ^a   Smith, Francis W ^b   Hukins, David W L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b WOODEND HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Flexion extension; Low field; Lumbar spine; Magnetic resonance imaging; Open magnet

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MOVEMENT; COMPUTER PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGING SYSTEM; LUMBAR SPINE; MAGNETIC FIELD; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032471635     PISSN: 00209996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004424-199808000-00003     Document Type: Article

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