The anatomy of the thoracic spinal canal in different postures: A magnetic resonance imaging investigation

Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 364-369

  Lee, Ruben A ^a   Van Zundert, André A J ^b,c   Botha, Charl P ^d   Lataster, L M Arno ^e   Van Zundert, Tom C R V ^b   Van Der Ham, Willem G J M ^b   Wieringa, Peter A ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b CATHARINA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^d Data Visualization Group EEMCS Delft University of Technology ^*  (Netherlands)

^e MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DURA MATER; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; HEAD POSITION; HUMAN; KYPHOSIS; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; MOTIVATION; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT POSITIONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; SITTING; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; SPINAL CORD; THORACIC SPINE; THORAX; VERTEBRAL CANAL; VOLUNTEER; ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; VERTEBRA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; DURA MATER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PATIENT POSITIONING; POSTURE; SPINAL CANAL; SPINAL CORD; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954395732     PISSN: 10987339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AAP.0b013e3181e8a344     Document Type: Article

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