title: [Magnetic resonance-diskography correlation for the therapeutic approach of lumbar herniated disk].
abstract: In order to evaluate MR reliability in the therapeutic approach to lumbar disk herniation, 51 patients were examined. MR images revealed disk herniation with integrity of posterior longitudinal ligament in 25 subjects. These patients were then examined with diskography, that confirmed MR diagnosis in 23/25 cases. Percutaneous diskectomy according to Onik was successfully performed in 23/25 patients. MR imaging appears as a non-invasive method which allows exhaustive analysis of all components of lumbar spine, yielding reliable information for choosing the appropriate treatment.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Fisiopatologia Clinica, Unità di Radiodiagnostica, Università, Firenze.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bartolozzi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bartolozzi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Olmastroni
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Zampa
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tonarelli
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Dal Pozzo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography