Whole-spine dynamic magnetic resonance study of contortionists: Anatomy and pathology

Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 501-509

  Peoples, Randal R ^a,b   Perkins, Thomas G ^c   Powell, Janette W ^a   Hanson, Eric H ^d,e   Snyder, Travis H ^b   Mueller, Timothy L ^e   Orrison Jr , William W ^b,d,e  

^a Las Vegas Neurosurgery and SpineCare ^*

^b TOURO UNIVERSITY NEVADA   (United States)

^c PHILIPS HEALTHCARE   (United States)

^d Amigenics Inc

^e Antigenics Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Contortionist; Dynamic magnetic resonance imaging; Limbus vertebra; Range of motion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIGITAL IMAGING AND COMMUNICATIONS IN MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RANGE OF MOTION; SCOLIOSIS; SPINE MOBILITY;

ADULT; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; JOINT INSTABILITY; LORDOSIS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SCOLIOSIS; SPINAL DISEASES; SPINAL OSTEOPHYTOSIS; SPINE; SPONDYLARTHRITIS; SPORTS; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 45149086940     PISSN: 15475654     EISSN: 15475646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/SPI/2008/8/6/501     Document Type: Article

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