The pathogenesis and clinical significance of a high-intensity zone (HIZ) of lumbar intervertebral disc on MR imaging in the patient with discogenic low back pain

European Spine Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 583-587

  Peng, Baogan ^a   Hou, Shuxun ^a   Wu, Wenwen ^a   Zhang, Chunli ^a   Yang, Yi ^a  

^a 304TH HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Discogenic low back pain; Discography; High intensity zone; Lumbar intervertebral disc

Indexed keywords

NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISKOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GRANULATION TISSUE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR DISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NOCICEPTION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE FUSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; DISKECTOMY; FEMALE; FIBROCARTILAGE; GRANULATION TISSUE; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOCICEPTORS; RECEPTORS, SENSORY;

EID: 33646741025     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-005-0892-8     Document Type: Article

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