Diagnosis of symptomatic disc by magnetic resonance imaging: T2-weighted and gadolinium-dtpa-enhanced t1-weighted magnetic resonance imaging

Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 193-198

  Yoshida, Hiroyuki ^a   Fujiwara, Atsushi ^a   Tamai, Kazuya ^a   Kobayashi, Naoki ^a   Saiki, Kazuhiko ^a   Saotome, Koichi ^a  

^a DOKKYO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Annulus fibrosus; Discography; Magnetic resonance imaging; Radial tear; Symptomatic disc

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM PENTETATE; IOHEXOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISKOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; LOW BACK PAIN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; CALCULATION; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISEASE; MALE; SCREENING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTRAST MEDIA; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; GADOLINIUM DTPA; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; LOW BACK PAIN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0036067033     PISSN: 15360652     EISSN: 15392465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00024720-200206000-00004     Document Type: Article

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