Axial T2* mapping in intervertebral discs: A new technique for assessment of intervertebral disc degeneration

European Radiology

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 2013-2019

  Hoppe, Sven ^a   Quirbach, Sebastian ^a   Mamisch, Tallal C ^a   Krause, Fabian G ^a   Werlen, Stefan ^b   Benneker, Lorin M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b Sonnenhof Clinic   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

1.5 Tesla; Axial T2* mapping; Degenerative disc disease; Lumbar; MRI

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANNULUS FIBROSUS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; LUMBAR SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEUS PULPOSUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WATER CONTENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC DEGENERATION; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864701896     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: 14321084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-012-2448-8     Document Type: Article

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