Sensitivity and specificity of dural sac and herniated disc dimensions in patients with low back-related leg pain

Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 439-443

  Pneumaticos, Spiros G ^a   Hipp, John A ^a   Esses, Stephen I ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Herniated disc; MRI; Quantitative assessment; Sensitivity; Specificity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; LEG PAIN; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; VERTEBRAL CANAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ECHO-PLANAR IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; LEG; LOGISTIC MODELS; LUMBOSACRAL REGION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PAIN; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; ROC CURVE; SCIATICA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPINAL CANAL;

EID: 0033836776     PISSN: 10531807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1522-2586(200009)12:3<439::AID-JMRI9>3.0.CO;2-J     Document Type: Article

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