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

2010; Medical Association of São Paulo; Volume: 128; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1590/s1516-31802010000200004

ISSN

1806-9460

Autores

Délio Eulálio Martins, Valdeci Manoel de Oliveira, Maria Teresa de Seixas Alves, Marcelo Wajchenberg, Élcio Landim, João Carlos Belloti, Eduardo Barros Puertas, Akira Ishida,

Tópico(s)

Medical Imaging and Analysis

Resumo

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 of intervertebral discs measured on simple radiographs with the degree of degeneration seen on magnetic resonance images and the histological findings relating to nerve ends inside the discs.

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