A novel method for the quantitative evaluation of lumbar spinal stenosis

HSS Journal

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 136-140

  Zheng, Fengyu ^a   Farmer, James C ^a   Sandhu, Harvinder S ^a   O'Leary, Patrick F ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

ImageTool ; Lumbar spinal stenosis; Quantitative diagnosis

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748305633     PISSN: 15563316     EISSN: 15563324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11420-006-9006-3     Document Type: Article

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