Discal cyst of the lumbar spine: MR imaging features

Clinical Imaging

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 326-330

  Lee, Ho Kyu ^a   Lee, Deok Hee ^a   Choi, Choong Gon ^a   Kim, Sang Joon ^a   Suh, Dae Chul ^a   Kahng, Shin Kwang ^a   Roh, Sung Woo ^a   Rhim, Seung Chul ^a  

^a University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Discal cyst; Lumbar spine; MRI

Indexed keywords

DISCAL CYSTS; EPIDURAL CYSTS; FIBROUS CAPSULES; LUMBAR SPINE;

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; CONTRAST MEDIA; DISEASE CONTROL; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

PATIENT MONITORING;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE CYST; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGING SYSTEM; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISEASE; LUMBAR DISK HERNIA; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CYSTS; EPIDURAL SPACE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPINAL DISEASES;

EID: 33747057481     PISSN: 08997071     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2006.05.026     Document Type: Article

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