title: CT in low back pain syndrome.
abstract: CT has become the imaging modality of choice for diagnosing the specific cause of low back pain syndrome. This article describes and illustrates those abnormalities commonly associated with low back pain: disk herniation, spinal stenoses, facet joint abnormalities, spondylosis, inflammatory conditions of the lumbar spine, and sacroiliitis.
authors.forename: N I
authors.initials: NI
authors.lastname: Chafetz
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Mani
authors.forename: H K
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Genant
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Morris
authors.forename: F T
authors.initials: FT
authors.lastname: Hoaglund
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000368:Aged; D001416:Back Pain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D008793:Metrizamide; D012446:Sacroiliac Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013130:Spinal Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013168:Spondylolisthesis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013169:Spondylolysis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D008793:Metrizamide