Forward shifting of posterior dural sac during flexion cervical magnetic resonance imaging in Hirayama disease: An initial study on normal subjects compared to patients with Hirayama disease

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 724-728

  Lai, Vincent ^a   Wong, Yiu Chung ^a   Poon, Wai Lun ^a   Yuen, Ming Keung ^a   Fu, Yat Pang ^a   Wong, Oi Wah ^a  

^a TUEN MUN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Functional cervical spine MR imaging; Hirayama disease; Loss of attachment of posterior dural sac

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINE; CERVICAL SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HIRAYAMA DISEASE; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSITION; POSTERIOR CERVICAL DURAL SAC; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DURA MATER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHIES OF CHILDHOOD; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80755188096     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: 18727727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2010.07.021     Document Type: Article

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