title: Low density in the posterior aspect of the intervertebral disk in the patient with herniated nucleus pulposus. A prospective study of 50 cases.
abstract: It was previously reported that a low density are in the posterior aspect of the intervertebral disk is an additional computed tomography (CT) finding suggesting a herniated nucleuos pulposus. In this report the incidence of this finding, its correlation with the duration of symptoms and severity of herniation, were studied on 59 herniated intervertebral disks of 50 cases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Dönmez
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Caner
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cila
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Erzen
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Eryilmaz
authors.forename: O E
authors.initials: OE
authors.lastname: Ozcan
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Erbengi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed