The role of magnetic resonance imaging on spinal trauma

Clinical Radiology

Volumn 54, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 629-635

  Corr, Peter ^a   Govender, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

MR; Spinal cord injury; Spinal imaging; Spinal injury

Indexed keywords

BLOOD VESSEL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; LIGAMENT; NERVE ROOT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD; SPINE INJURY;

EID: 0032859748     PISSN: 00099260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-9260(99)91080-2     Document Type: Review

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