The use of magnetic resonance imaging to predict the clinical outcome of non-surgical treatment for lumbar interverterbal disc herniation

Korean Journal of Radiology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 156-163

  Choi, Soo Jung ^a   Jae, Seok Song ^b,c   Kim, Chunghwan ^a   Myung, Jin Shin ^a   Dae, Sik Ryu ^a   Jae, Hong Ahn ^a   Seung, Moon Jung ^a   Man, Soo Park ^a  

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

^b Kwandong University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Catholic Kwandong University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Spine, intervertebral disks; Spine, MR

Indexed keywords

STEROID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; STEROIDS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34147119703     PISSN: 12296929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3348/kjr.2007.8.2.156     Document Type: Article

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