Normal Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Abnormal Discography in Lumbar Disc Disruption
1994; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Volume: 19; Issue: 9 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1097/00007632-199405000-00015
ISSN1528-1159
AutoresT Brightbill, Nancy Pile, Robert P. Eichelberger, Marcus Whitman,
Tópico(s)Medical Imaging and Analysis
ResumoStudy Design This report describes a clinical series of seven patients who had surgically proven internal disc disruption, normal magnetic resonance imaging, and abnormal discograms morphologically. Summary of Background Data Numerous reports in the literature have described the utility of magnetic resonance imaging and discography in diagnosing degenerative disease within lumbar intervertebral discs. Results Discography may be useful in patients with persistent symptoms despite a normal or equivocal magnetic resonance imaging study.
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