Oblique MRI of the cervical intervertebral foramina: A comparison of three techniques

JNMS - Journal of the Neuromusculoskeletal System

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 41-51

  Cramer, Gregory D ^a   Cantu, Joe A ^a   Greenstein, Jay S ^a   Dorsett, Richard D ^a   Gongaware, Kris D ^a   Frank, Patrick W ^a   Skogsbergh, Dennis R ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Intervertebral foramina; Morphometry; Spinal anatomy

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CALCULATION; CERVICAL SPINE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COLLEGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MEASUREMENT; MORPHOMETRICS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBSERVER VARIATION; PAIN; RELIABILITY; STANDARD; STENOSIS;

EID: 0036334992     PISSN: 10678239     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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