Magnetic resonance imaging of the postoperative spine

Seminars in Musculoskeletal Radiology

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 281-292

  Ross, J S ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Arachnoiditis; Epidural fibrosis; Postoperative spine

Indexed keywords

ARACHNOIDITIS; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FIBROSIS; HEMATOMA; INFECTION; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; MENINGOCELE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAIN; RECURRENT DISEASE; SPINE; STENOSIS;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECURRENCE; SPINAL DISEASES;

EID: 0033678780     PISSN: 10897860     EISSN: 1098898X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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