Evaluation of lumbar multifidus muscle in patients with lumbar disc herniation: are complex quantitative MRI measurements needed?

Objective To assess the composition of lumbar multifidus muscle, in patients with unilateral lumbar disc herniation causing nerve compression, using quantitative and qualitative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) measurement methods. Methods Two radiologists retrospectively measured MRI signal intensi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Bulent Colakoglu, Deniz Alis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2019-08-01
Series:Journal of International Medical Research
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/0300060519853430