title: Lumbar and thoracic spine pain in the athlete: radiographic evaluation.
abstract: A comprehensive but basic and updated systematic radiographic approach to various pain-producing thoracolumbar diseases is presented. The advantages and limitations of available diagnostic modalities are discussed in relation to the clinically considered etiologies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, SUNY Health Science Center, Syracuse.
authors.forename: E D
authors.initials: ED
authors.lastname: Cacayorin
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hochhauser
authors.forename: G R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Petro
mesh_terms: D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed