Changes of cervical spinal cord and cervical spinal canal with age in asymptomatic subjects

Spinal Cord

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 159-163

  Ishikawa, M ^a   Matsumoto, M ^a   Fujimura, Y ^a   Chiba, K ^a   Toyama, Y ^a  

^a KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aging; Asymptomatic subject; Cervical spinal canal; Cervical spinal cord; MR imaging; Radiography

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD; CERVICAL SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; VERTEBRAL CANAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL CANAL; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 0037343402     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.sc.3101375     Document Type: Article

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