Correlation of radiographic and MRI parameters to morphological and biochemical assessment of intervertebral disc degeneration

European Spine Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 27-35

  Benneker, Lorin M ^a   Heini, Paul F ^b   Anderson, Suzanne E ^b   Alini, Mauro ^a   Ito, Keita ^a  

^a AO RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Degeneration; Intervertebral disc; MRI; Radiographs

Indexed keywords

PROTEOGLYCAN; WATER;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BIOCHEMISTRY; CADAVER; CALCIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LUMBAR DISK; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MORPHOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEUS PULPOSUS; OSTEOPHYTE; PARAMETER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY; RELIABILITY; SCLEROSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VALIDATION PROCESS; X RAY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY WATER; CARTILAGE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; PROTEOGLYCANS; RADIOGRAPHY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPINAL OSTEOPHYTOSIS; STATISTICS;

EID: 15044344676     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-004-0759-4     Document Type: Article

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