Reliability of magnetic resonance imaging in predicting disc material posterior to the posterior longitudinal ligament in the cervical spine: A prospective study

Spine

Volumn 23, Issue 22, 1998, Pages 2468-2471

  Humphreys, S Craig ^a   Hodges, Scott D ^a   Fisher, Desmond L ^a   Eck, Jason C ^a   Covington, Laurie A ^a  

^a Foundation for Research   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical spine; Magnetic resonance imaging; Posterior longitudinal ligament

Indexed keywords

CERVICAL SPINE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SPINE FUSION; TACTILE DISCRIMINATION; VISUAL DISCRIMINATION;

CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DISKECTOMY; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; LONGITUDINAL LIGAMENTS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPINAL FUSION;

EID: 0032533586     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-199811150-00024     Document Type: Conference Paper

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