Polygonal deformation of the dural sac in lumbar epidural lipomatosis: Anatomic explanation by the presence of meningovertebral ligaments

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1276-1282

  Geers, Caroline ^a   Lecouvet, Frédéric E ^a   Behets, Catherine ^a   Malghem, Jacques ^a   Cosnard, Guy ^a   Lengelé, Benoit G ^a  

^a CLINIQUES UNIVERSITAIRES SAINT LUC   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CADAVER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EPIDURAL LIPOMATOSIS; EPIDURAL SPACE; FETUS; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIGAMENT; LIPOMATOSIS; LUMBAR SPINAL CORD; MENINGOVERTEBRAL LIGAMENT; MICROSCOPY; NEUROANATOMY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

ABORTED FETUS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BELGIUM; CADAVER; COLLAGEN TYPE I; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; DURA MATER; EPIDURAL SPACE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIPOMATOSIS; LONGITUDINAL LIGAMENTS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, ANATOMIC; PERIOSTEUM; SPINAL DISEASES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0042974957     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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