Magnetic resonance imaging and spectroscopy of the intervertebral disc

NMR in Biomedicine

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 894-903

  Majumdar, Sharmila ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Intervertebral disc; Low back; Magnetic resonance imaging; Magnetic resonance spectroscopy; Spine

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; CARTILAGE; DISEASES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MORPHOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY;

HIGH-RESOLUTION MAGIC-ANGLE SPINNING METHODS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC; RELAXATION TIME MEASUREMENTS;

MEDICAL IMAGING;

BIOCHEMISTRY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIFFUSION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISEASE; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; MEASUREMENT; MORPHOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PERFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RELAXATION TIME; REVIEW; SPINAL PAIN; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 33751364629     PISSN: 09523480     EISSN: 10991492     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nbm.1106     Document Type: Review

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