title: [Transabdominal ultrasound tomography of the lumbar intervertebral disks and the lumbar canal].
abstract: The transabdominal sonographic examination of the lumbar intervertebral discs and the lumbar canal was carried out on 50 patients, for whom no existed clinical symptoms for a lumbosacral nerve root lesion. The sonographic device used was a mechanical sector scanner with a transducer with a frequency of 3.5 MHz. The transversal representation of the lumbar intervertebral discs and the lumbar canal was successful mainly at the height of the intervertebral space L4/5 (96%), less frequent at the height L3/4 (74%), L5/S1 (70%) and L2/3 (18%). The intervertebral disc and the intraspinal space at the height of the disc can be assessed in a transversal section, and thus the noninvasive sonographic method represents an improvement of the conventional X-ray-examination of the lumbar spine.
authors.affiliation: Röntgendiagnostischen Abteilung, St. Elisabeth-Krankenhauses, Halle/S.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hagen
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000473:pathology*; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013126:Spinal Nerve Roots / Q000473:pathology; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000379:methods*
vernacular_title: Die transabdominelle Ultraschalltomographie lumbaler Bandscheiben und des Lumbalkanals.