Intravertebral vacuum phenomenon following fractures: CT study on frequency and etiology

Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 976-980

  Stäbler, Axel ^a   Schneider, Philipp ^a   Link, Thomas M ^b   Schöps, Peter ^a   Springer, Oliver S ^a   Dürr, Hans R ^a   Reiser, Maximilian ^a  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Disks, intravertebral; Spine, fracture; Vacuum phenomenon

Indexed keywords

BONE; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; HYDROXYAPATITE;

BONE MINERAL DENSITY; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; CT-SCAN; DISK, INTRAVERTEBRAL; PHANTOMS; QUANTITATIVE CT; SPINE FRACTURES; TIME-PERIODS; VACUUM PHENOMENON; VERTEBRAL FRACTURES;

FRACTURE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VERTEBRA FRACTURE;

EID: 0344286184     PISSN: 03638715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004728-199911000-00030     Document Type: Article

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