Evaluation of the role of magnetic resonance myelography in lumbar spine imaging

European Radiology

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 924-929

  Thornton, M J ^a,b   Lee, M J ^a,b   Pender, S ^a,b   McGrath, F P ^a,b   Brennan, R P ^a,b   Varghese, J C ^a,b  

^a BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Lumbar spine; MR myelography; MRI

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL ROOT;

HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL NERVE ROOTS;

EID: 0032617894     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003300050768     Document Type: Article

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