The posterior lumbar ramus: CT-anatomic correlation and propositions of new sites of infiltration

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 706-710

  Demondion, Xavier ^a,b   Vidal, Clément ^b   Glaude, Eddy ^a,b   Subocz, Laurent ^c   Francke, Jean P ^b   Cotten, Anne ^a  

^a LILLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b UNIV LILLE   (France)

^c CHRU de Lille ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IODINE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CELL INFILTRATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DORSAL ROOT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LUMBAR SPINE; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; SACRUM; SPINAL NERVE; SPINAL ROOT; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; VERTEBRAL CANAL;

EID: 30544447040     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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