Imaging of lumbar spondylolysis

Radiologist

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 73-86

  Leone, Antonio ^a   Cerase, Alfonso ^a   Aulisa, Angelo Gabriele ^a   Tamburrelli, Francesco ^a  

^a FONDAZIONE POLICLINICO UNIVERSITARIO A GEMELLI IRCCS   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LUMBAR SPINE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; REVIEW; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SPINE SCINTISCANNING; SPONDYLOLISTHESIS; SPONDYLOLYSIS;

EID: 0035296708     PISSN: 10691286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042423-200103000-00003     Document Type: Review

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