Imaging of the cervical spine

Spine

Volumn 23, Issue 24, 1998, Pages 2701-2712

  Kaiser, Jay A ^a   Holland, Betsy A ^b  

^a Marin Magnetic Imaging   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE; CERVICAL SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMAN; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SPINE INJURY; SPINE TUMOR; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS;

CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SPINAL CORD DISEASES; SPINAL CORD NEOPLASMS; SPINAL DISEASES; SPINAL INJURIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0032534939     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-199812150-00009     Document Type: Article

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