Does the type of T2-weighted hyperintensity influence surgical outcome in patients with cervical spondylotic myelopathy? A review

European Spine Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 96-106

  Vedantam, Aditya ^a   Rajshekhar, Vedantam ^b  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Cervical spine surgery; Cervical spondylotic myelopathy; Intramedullary; Review; T2 weighted MRI

Indexed keywords

CERVICAL SPONDYLOTIC MYELOPATHY; CLASSIFICATION; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREDICTION; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SPINAL CORD DISEASES; SPONDYLOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84872420535     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: 14320932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-012-2483-9     Document Type: Review

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