Hirayama Flexion Myelopathy: Neutral-Position MR Imaging Findings - Importance of Loss of Attachment

Radiology

Volumn 231, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 39-44

  Chen, Chi Jen ^a   Hsu, Hui Ling ^a   Tseng, Ying Chi ^a   Lyu, Rong Kuo ^a   Chen, Chiung Mei ^a   Huang, Ying Chih ^a   Wang, Li Jen ^a   Wong, Yon Cheong ^a   See, Lai Chu ^b  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Muscles, diseases; Spinal cord, diseases; Spinal cord, MR

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY POSITION; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD; CHI SQUARE TEST; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DURA MATER; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HIRAYAMA FLEXION MYELOPATHY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARAMETER; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SIGNAL DETECTION; SPINAL CORD ATROPHY; SPINAL CORD DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OBSERVER VARIATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPINAL CORD DISEASES; TAIWAN;

EID: 1642350412     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2311030004     Document Type: Review

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