An in vivo magnetic resonance imaging study of changes in the volume (and fluid content) of the lumbar intervertebral discs during a simulated diurnal load cycle

Spine

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1015-1022

  Malko, John A ^a,c   Mutton, William C ^a,b   Fajman, William A ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Grady Memorial Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Compression volume; Fluid changes; Intervertebral disc; Magnetic resonance imaging

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COMPRESSION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FLUID FLOW; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IN VIVO STUDY; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; LUMBAR DISK; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WALKING; WATER CONTENT; WEIGHT BEARING;

ADULT; BED REST; BODY WATER; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; FEMALE; FLUID SHIFTS; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; WALKING; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 0033562615     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-199905150-00016     Document Type: Conference Paper

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