Comparison of magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography in predicting facet arthrosis in the cervical spine

Spine

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 65-68

  Lehman, Ronald A ^a   Helgeson, Melvin D ^a   Keeler, Kathryn A ^b   Bunmaprasert, Torphong ^c   Riew, K Daniel ^b  

^a WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Faculty of Medicine Chiang Mai University   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Cervical disc arthroplasty; Cervical spine imaging; Disc replacement; Facet joint anklyosis; MRI

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANKYLOSIS; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPONDYLOSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; ARTHROPLASTY; CERVICAL SPINE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; RADIOGRAPHY; REPRODUCIBILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPONDYLARTHRITIS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANKYLOSIS; ARTHROPLASTY; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPONDYLARTHRITIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 61749083689     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181919526     Document Type: Article

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