Technical challenges in MR imaging of the cervical spine and cord

Magnetic Resonance Imaging Clinics of North America

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 435-

  Melhem, E R ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CERVICAL SPINE; CERVICAL SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; SPINE DISEASE; SPONDYLOARTHROPATHY; SPONDYLOSIS;

ARTIFACTS; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DIFFUSION; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SPINAL CORD DISEASES; SPINAL DISEASES;

EID: 0033840160     PISSN: 10649689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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