Degenerative diseases of the lumbar spine: Comparison of the multiecho data image combination sequence with magnetization transfer saturation pulse versus lumbar myelography/postmyelographic computed tomography

Acta Radiologica

Volumn 45, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 866-873

  Dorenbeck, U ^b   Schreyer, A G ^a   Grunwald, I Q ^a   Held, P ^a   Feuerbach, S ^a   Seitz, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^b SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

2D spoiled gradient echo multiecho; Lumbar spine; Magnetic resonance imaging; Magnetization transfer saturation pulse

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE CONTROL; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MAGNETIZATION; MEDICAL IMAGING; PATIENT MONITORING;

2D SPOILED GRADIENT ECHO MULTIECHO; LUMBAR SPINE; MAGNETIZATION TRANSFER SATURATION PULSE;

DISEASES;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYELOGRAPHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RADIOGRAPHY; SPINE DISEASE;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYELOGRAPHY; NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES; SPINAL DISEASES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 13944251045     PISSN: 02841851     EISSN: 16000455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02841850410008225     Document Type: Article

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