MRI of the lumbar spine: Comparison of 3D isotropic turbo spin-echo SPACE sequence versus conventional 2D sequences at 3.0 T

Acta Radiologica

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 174-181

  Lee, Sungwon ^a   Jee, Won Hee ^a   Jung, Joon Yong ^a   Lee, So Yeon ^a,b   Ryu, Kyeung Sik ^a   Ha, Kee Yong ^a  

^a The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^b Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Adults; Isotropic MRI; Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI); Skeletal axial; Spine

Indexed keywords

MAGNETIC RESONANCE; RADIOLOGY; SPIN POLARIZATION;

ADULTS; FAST SPIN ECHOS; NERVE COMPRESSIONS; SKELETAL-AXIAL; SPINE; THREEDIMENSIONAL (3-D); TURBO SPIN ECHOS; TWO DIMENSIONAL (2 D);

MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVENTIONAL TWO DIMENSIONAL SEQUENCE; FEMALE; FORAMINAL STENOSIS; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; MCNEMAR TEST; NERVE COMPRESSION; NERVE ROOT; NERVE ROOT COMPRESSION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SCANNER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SPINE SURGERY; THREE DIMENSIONAL ISOTROPIC TURBO SPIN ECHO SPACE SEQUENCE; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS; VERY ELDERLY; ALGORITHM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC DISPLACEMENT; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PROCEDURES; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPIN LABELING; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

SPIN LABELING;

ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC DISPLACEMENT; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPIN LABELS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84905268854     PISSN: 02841851     EISSN: 16000455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0284185114524196     Document Type: Article

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