Disc degeneration assessed by quantitative T2* (T2 Star) correlated with functional lumbar mechanics

Spine

Volumn 38, Issue 24, 2013, Pages

  Ellingson, Arin M ^a   Mehta, Hitesh ^a   Polly, David W ^b   Ellermann, Jutta ^b   Nuckley, David J ^a,b  

^a University of Minnesota   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

biomechanics; disc degeneration; in vitro; lumbar spine; quantitative magnetic resonance imaging; T2* (T2 star)

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANNULUS FIBROSUS; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BLOOD CHEMISTRY; CADAVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPETENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNCTIONAL LUMBAR MECHANICS; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; KINEMATICS; LUMBAR DISK; LUMBAR SPINE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SCANNER; NUCLEUS PULPOSUS; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; RANGE OF MOTION; RELAXATION TIME; RIGIDITY; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SPINAL PAIN; VOXEL BASED MORPHOMETRY;

ADULT; AGED; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; CADAVER; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC DEGENERATION; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84888137167     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3182a59453     Document Type: Article

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