Clinical and MRI predictors of outcome after surgical intervention for cervical spondylotic myelopathy

Journal of Neuroimaging

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 315-322

  Alafifi, T ^a,c   Kern, R ^b   Fehlings, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

MRI A (N N); MRI B (N Hi); MRI C (Lo Hi)

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CERVICAL MYELOPATHY; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL OSTEOPHYTOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34748859137     PISSN: 10512284     EISSN: 15526569     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1552-6569.2007.00119.x     Document Type: Article

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