A comparison of angled sagittal MRI and conventional MRI in the diagnosis of herniated disc and stenosis in the cervical foramen

European Spine Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1109-1116

  Shim, Jung Hyun ^a   Park, Choon Keun ^a   Lee, Ju Hyun ^a   Choi, Jin Wook ^a   Lee, Dong Chan ^a   Kim, Dong Hyun ^a   Kim, Jae Keon ^a   Hwang, Jang Hoe ^a  

^a The Leon Wiltse Memorial Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Angled sagittal MRI; Cervical spine; Foraminal herniated disc; Foraminal stenosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGLED SAGITTAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; FORAMEN MAGNUM; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPINE FUSION; STENOSIS;

ADULT; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREOPERATIVE CARE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL FUSION; SPINAL STENOSIS;

EID: 69549126254     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-009-0932-x     Document Type: Article

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