MR imaging of the spine: Trauma and degenerative disease

European Radiology

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 1259-1266

  Wilmink, J T ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Degenerative disease; Spinal MRI; Technique selection; Trauma

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MYELOGRAPHY; NERVE COMPRESSION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPINAL ROOT; SPINE DISEASE; SPINE INJURY; SPONDYLOSIS;

HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MYELOGRAPHY; NERVE COMPRESSION SYNDROMES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPINAL DISEASES; SPINAL INJURIES; SPINAL NERVE ROOTS; SPINAL OSTEOPHYTOSIS;

EID: 0032603775     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003300050832     Document Type: Review

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