Anatomic mapping and evaluation of the esophagus in relation to the cervical vertebral body

European Spine Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1267-1272

  Rhyne III, Alfred L ^a   Spector, Leo R ^a   Schmidt, Gary L ^a   Madigan, Luke ^a   Odum, Susan M ^a   Darden II, Bruce V ^a   Siddiqui, Faisal ^b  

^a ORTHOCAROLINA HIP AND KNEE CENTER   (United States)

^b Northern Virginia Orthopaedic Specialists   (United States)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Cervical disc replacement; Cervical plate; Cervical spine; Dysphagia; Esophagus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; C5 VERTEBRA; C6 VERTEBRA; C7 VERTEBRA; CERVICAL SPINE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK SPACE; LONGUS COLLI; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NECK MUSCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VERTEBRA BODY;

ADULT; AGED; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; DISKECTOMY; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL FUSION; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 36148983781     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-007-0339-5     Document Type: Article

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