Evaluation of intervertebral disc cartilaginous endplate structure using magnetic resonance imaging

European Spine Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1820-1828

  Moon, Sung M ^a,d   Yoder, Jonathon H ^a   Wright, Alexander C ^a   Smith, Lachlan J ^a   Vresilovic, Edward J ^b   Elliott, Dawn M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^d GE HEALTHCARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cartilaginous endplate; Endplate morphology; Intervertebral disc; Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARTILAGE DEGENERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EX VIVO STUDY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; HYALINE CARTILAGE; IN VIVO STUDY; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; LUMBAR DISK; LUMBAR SPINE; MORPHOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SCANNER; NUCLEUS PULPOSUS; NUTRIENT; NUTRITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THICKNESS; AGED; ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; CADAVER; EVALUATION STUDY; FEMALE; IMAGE PROCESSING; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; CADAVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYALINE CARTILAGE; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC DEGENERATION; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 84881547350     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: 14320932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-013-2798-1     Document Type: Article

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