Functional MR imaging of the craniocervical junction. Correlation with alar ligaments and occipito-atlantoaxial joints morphology: A study in 50 asymptomatic subjects

Schweizerische Medizinische Wochenschrift

Volumn 130, Issue 18, 2000, Pages 645-651

  Pfirrmann, Ch W A ^a,b   Binkert, Ch A ^a   Zanetti, M ^a   Boos, N ^a   Hodler, J ^a  

^a BALGRIST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Asymptomatic population; Cervical spine; Spine abnormalities; Spine functional imaging; Spine MR imaging; Whiplash injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATLANTOAXIAL JOINT; ATLANTOOCCIPITAL JOINT; CERVICAL SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HEAD MOVEMENT; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; JOINT MOBILITY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBSERVER VARIATION; WHIPLASH INJURY;

ADULT; ATLANTO-AXIAL JOINT; ATLANTO-OCCIPITAL JOINT; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIGAMENTS, ARTICULAR; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REFERENCE VALUES; SKULL;

EID: 0034611931     PISSN: 00367672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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