A comparison of magnetic resonance imaging with electrodiagnostic findings in the evaluation of clinical radiculopathy: A cross-sectional study

European Spine Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 916-921

  Reza Soltani, Zahra ^a   Sajadi, Simin ^b   Tavana, Behrooz ^a  

^a AJA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b IRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Cervical; Electrodiagnostic studies; Lumbosacral; Magnetic resonance imaging; Radiculopathy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CERVICOBRACHIAL NEURALGIA; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LUMBAR RADICULOPATHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE ROOT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTERIOR LONGITUDINAL LIGAMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADICULOPATHY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT; BACK; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; NECK; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BACK; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK; RADICULOPATHY; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD;

EID: 84897454683     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: 14320932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-013-3164-z     Document Type: Article

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