Percutaneous discography: Comparison of low-dose CT, fluoroscopy and MRI in the diagnosis of lumbar disc disruption

European Spine Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 620-626

  Kluner, Claudia ^a   Kivelitz, Dietmar ^a   Rogalla, Patrik ^a   Putzier, Michael ^a   Hamm, Bernd ^a   Enzweiler, Christian ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Discography; Low dose; Magnetic resonance imaging

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; GADOLINIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST RADIOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISKOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LUMBAR DISK; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERCUTANEOUS DISKOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPONDYLODESIS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ADULT; CONTRAST MEDIA; DISKECTOMY, PERCUTANEOUS; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RADIATION DOSAGE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33646725740     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-005-1030-3     Document Type: Article

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