Serial MR imaging of annular tears in lumbar intervertebral disks

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 1105-1109

  Munter, Fletcher M ^a   Wasserman, Bruce A ^a   Wu, Hsiu Mei ^a   Yousem, David M ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM PENTETATE MEGLUMINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DATA BASE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISEASE; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEUS PULPOSUS;

ADULT; AGED; BALTIMORE; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GADOLINIUM DTPA; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0036678285     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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