Blade in sagittal T2-weighted MR imaging of the cervical spine

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 674-681

  Fellner, C ^a   Menzel, C ^a   Fellner, F A ^b   Ginthoer, C ^b   Zorger, N ^a   Schreyer, A ^a   Jung, E M ^a   Feuerbach, S ^a   Finkenzeller, T ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^b KEPLER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Austria)

^c Klinikum Weiden   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; BLADE SEQUENCE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID FLOW; CERVICAL SPINE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTION ANALYSIS SYSTEM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RADIOLOGIST; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; SPINAL CORD LESION; SPINE INJURY; SUPERIOR SAGITTAL SINUS; SYRINGOMYELIA; TURBO SPIN ECHO; VERTEBRA BODY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTIFACTS; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD DISEASES; SPINAL DISEASES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77950814360     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A1894     Document Type: Article

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