Value of magnetic resonance imaging and discography in determining the level of cervical discectomy and fusion

Spine

Volumn 29, Issue 19, 2004, Pages 2140-2145

  Zheng, Yinggang ^a   Liew, Susan M ^b   Simmons, Edward D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cervical discectomy; Discogenic pain; Discography; Fusion; Magnetic resonance imaging

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISKOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NECK PAIN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE FUSION; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 14844342957     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.brs.0000141172.99530.e0     Document Type: Article

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