Magnetic resonance imaging findings of disc-related epidural cysts in nonsurgical and postoperative microdiscectomy patients;Achados de ressonância magnética em cistos epidurais de origem discal em pacientes não operados e após microdiscectomia

Radiologia Brasileira

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 205-209

  Simão, Marcelo Novelino ^a   Helms, Clyde A ^b   Richardson, William J ^b  

^a Radiology and Imaging Diagnosis at Central de Diagnóstico Ribeirão Preto Cedirp   (Brazil)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Discal cyst; Extradural cyst; Lumbar spine; Magnetic resonance imaging

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866093164     PISSN: 01003984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-39842012000400005     Document Type: Article

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