MRI manifestations and differentiated diagnosis of postoperative spinal complications

Journal of Huazhong University of Science and Technology - Medical Science

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 522-526

  Yang, Haitao ^a   Wang, Renfa ^b   Luo, Tianyou ^a   Ouyang, Yu ^a   Lv, Fajin ^a   Xia, Liming ^b   Wang, Chengyuan ^b  

^a CHONGQING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Magnetic resonance imaging; Postoperative complications; Spine

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINAL HEMATOMA; SPINE DISEASE; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS;

ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HEMATOMA, EPIDURAL, SPINAL; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL DISEASES; SPINAL STENOSIS;

EID: 68949115759     PISSN: 16720733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11596-009-0426-4     Document Type: Article

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