Correlations between radiographic, magnetic resonance and histological examinations on the degeneration of human lumbar intervertebral discs

Correlations between radiographic, magnetic resonance and histological examinations on the degeneration of human lumbar intervertebral discs

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: There is controversy regarding which imaging method is best for identifying early degenerative alterations in intervertebral discs. No correlations between such methods and histological finds are presented in the literature. The aim of this study was to correlate the thickness...

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Main Authors: Delio Eulalio Martins, Valdeci Manoel de Oliveira, Maria Teresa de Seixas Alves, Marcelo Wajchenberg, Élcio Landim, João Carlos Belloti, Eduardo Barros Puertas, Akira Ishida
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Paulista de Medicina
Series:São Paulo Medical Journal
Subjects:
Intervertebral disk
Spine
Magnetic resonance spectroscopy
Radiography
Nerve endings
Comparative study
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