title: Stenotic spinal canal models derived from computed tomography data: a preliminary investigation.
abstract: The feasibility of creating plastic models of the spinal canal derived from computed tomography data was investigated in six patients with suspected spinal stenosis. The plastic models correlated well with the information provided on the axial scans and with documented stenosis of the central canal or neural foramina in four of the six patients.
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008953:Models, Anatomic; D010969:Plastics; D013115:Spinal Canal / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D013130:Spinal Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D010969:Plastics