Intra- and inter-observer reliability of MRI examination of intervertebral disc abnormalities in patients with cervical myelopathy

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 91-98

  Braga Baiak, Andresa ^a,b   Shah, Anand ^a   Pietrobon, Ricardo ^a   Braga, Larissa ^a,c   Neto, Arnolfo Carvalho ^d,e   Cook, Chad ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d Advanced Diagnostic Imaging Center   (Brazil)

^e FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cervical spine; Disk herniation; Inter observer agreement; Intra observer agreement; Magnetic resonance imaging; Myelopathy

Indexed keywords

DISEASES; PATIENT MONITORING; RADIOLOGY;

CERVICAL SPINE; DISK HERNIATION; MYELOPATHY;

MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CERVICAL MYELOPATHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISEASE; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; INTRARATER RELIABILITY; KAPPA STATISTICS; MALE; MYOPATHY; NERVE ROOT COMPRESSION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGIST; SPINAL CORD ATROPHY;

AGED; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC;

EID: 37549042426     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2007.04.014     Document Type: Article

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