Position of increased signal intensity in the spinal cord on MR images: Does it predict the outcome of cervical spondylotic myelopathy?

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 122, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1418-1422

  Shen, Hong Xing ^a   Li, Ling ^a   Yang, Zhi Gao ^a   Hou, Tie Sheng ^a  

^a SECOND MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cervical spondylotic myelopathy; Increased signal intensity; Japanese Orthopaedic Association score; Prognosis; Recovery ratio

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPONDYLOTIC MYELOPATHY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GRAY MATTER; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INCREASED SIGNAL INTENSITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PROGNOSIS; RADIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; SCORING SYSTEM; SPINAL CORD DECOMPRESSION; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WHITE MATTER;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL CORD DISEASES; SPONDYLOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 68249141219     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0366-6999.2009.12.012     Document Type: Article

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