Comparison of prognostic value of different MRI classifications of signal intensity change in cervical spondylotic myelopathy

Spine Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 475-485

  Avadhani, Ashwin ^a   Rajasekaran, S ^a   Shetty, Ajoy P ^a  

^a GANGA HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Cervical spondylotic myelopathy; Classification; Magnetic resonance imaging; Prognosis; Signal intensity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CERVICAL MYELOPATHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAMINECTOMY; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS;

ADULT; AGED; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAMINECTOMY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPONDYLOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77952366216     PISSN: 15299430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2010.03.024     Document Type: Article

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