Significance of increased signal intensity on MRI in prognosis after surgical intervention for cervical spondylotic myelopathy

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1080-1083

  Zhang, Peng ^a   Shen, Yong ^a   Zhang, Ying Ze ^a   Ding, Wen Yuan ^a   Wang, Lin Feng ^a  

^a HEBEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cervical spine; Cervical spondylotic myelopathy; MRI; Signal intensity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPONDYLOTIC MYELOPATHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; JAPANESE ORTHOPEDIC ASSOCIATION SCORING SYSTEM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREDICTION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINAL CORD DECOMPRESSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDICS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROGNOSIS; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPONDYLOSIS;

EID: 79960726773     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: 15322653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2010.12.023     Document Type: Article

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