MR imaging of the neural foramina of the cervical spine: Comparison of 3D-DESS and 3D-FISP sequences

Acta Radiologica

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 96-100

  Muhle, Claus ^a   Ahn, J M ^b   Biederer, J ^a   Schafer F K W ^a   Frahm, C H ^a   Mohr, A ^a   Brossmann, J ^a   Resnick, D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b Samsung Medical Center   (South Korea)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical spine, MR imaging; Technology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; INNERVATION; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; REFERENCE VALUE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPINAL ROOT; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

ADULT; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; REFERENCE VALUES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPINAL NERVE ROOTS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0036009218     PISSN: 02841851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/028418502127347510     Document Type: Article

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