Lumbar disc high-intensity zone: The value and significance of provocative discography in the determination of the discogenic pain source

European Spine Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 36-41

  Lam, K S ^a   Carlin, D ^a,b   Mulholland, R C ^a  

^a NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Discography; High intensity zone; High power field MRI; Low back pain

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISKOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; REPRODUCIBILITY;

EID: 0033833569     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s005860050006     Document Type: Article

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