Influence of nomenclature in the interpretation of lumbar disk contour on MR imaging: A comparison of the agreement using the combined task force and the nordic nomenclatures

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1143-1148

  Arana, Estanislao ^a,b,c   Kovacs, F M ^c   Royuela, A ^c,d,e   Estremera, A ^c,f   Sarasibar H ^c,f   Amengual, G ^c,f   Galarraga, I ^c,g   Martinez C ^c,f   Muriel, A ^c,d,e   Abraira, V ^c,d,e   Zamora, J ^c,d,e   Campillo, C ^c,h  

^a INSTITUTO VALENCIANO DE ONCOLOGÍA   (Spain)

^b Fundacion Instituto de Investigacion en Servicios de Salud   (Spain)

^c Fundacion Kovacs   (Spain)

^d CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

^e HOSPITAL RAMÓN Y CAJAL   (Spain)

^f HOSPITAL SON LLÀTZER   (Spain)

^g HOSPITAL DE MANACOR   (Spain)

^h IBSALUT   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMBINED TASK FORCE NOMENCLATURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR DISK; LUMBAR DISK HERNIA; LUMBAR SPINAL CORD; NOMENCLATURE; NORDIC NOMENCLATURE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOLOGIST; RELIABILITY;

FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC DEGENERATION; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC DISPLACEMENT; ITALY; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PREVALENCE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 79959289920     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: 1936959X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A2448     Document Type: Article

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