Optimal technique of three-dimensional MRI of the lumbar nerve root and its radicular vein in normal and lumbar disc herniation patients

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 124, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1802-1806

  Lou, Zhao Hui ^a   Qu, Jin Rong ^b   Li, Hai Liang ^b   Liang, Bi Ling ^c   Chen, Jian Yu ^c   Wu, Zhuo ^c   Cheng, Jing Liang ^a  

^a THE FIRST AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF ZHENGZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Henan Cancer Hospital   (China)

^c SUN YAT SEN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OF SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Lumbar disc herniation; Lumbar nerve root; Radicular vein; Three dimensional MRI

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; JAPANESE ORTHOPEDIC ASSOCIATION SCORE; LUMBAR DISK HERNIA; MALE; NERVE ROOT INJURY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; PERIPHERAL VEIN; RADICULAR VEIN; RADIOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; SCORING SYSTEM; SHORT T1 INVERSION RECOVERY TURBO SPIN ECHO; SPINAL GANGLION; SPINAL ROOT; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; VEIN INJURY;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC DISPLACEMENT; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPINAL NERVE ROOTS; VEINS;

EID: 79959524847     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0366-6999.2011.12.008     Document Type: Article

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