Magnetic resonance T2 image signal intensity ratio and clinical manifestation predict prognosis after surgical intervention for cervical spondylotic myelopathy

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Volumn 35, Issue 10, 2010, Pages

  Zhang, Ying Ze ^a   Shen, Yong ^a   Wang, Lin Feng ^a   Ding, Wen Yuan ^a   Xu, Jia Xin ^a   He, Jie ^a  

^a HEBEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cervical spondylotic myelopathy; Clinical manifestation; Magnetic resonance imaging; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BABINSKI REFLEX; CERVICAL SPONDYLOSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPINAL CORD DISEASE;

ADULT; AGED; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROGNOSIS; REFLEX, BABINSKI; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL CANAL; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPONDYLOSIS;

EID: 77952011226     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181c6dbc4     Document Type: Article

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