title: High-resolution CT scanning of the lumbar spine. Technique and anatomy.
abstract: Low back pain is a very common clinical problem, the cause of which is frequently poorly understood. Improvements in equipment design and scanning techniques have resulted in a better anatomical display of the lumbar spine by computed tomographic (CT) scanning. Advances in this area have provided a considerable insight into the causes of the lumbago-sciatica syndrome.
mesh_terms: D001416:Back Pain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007403:Intervertebral Disc / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D012585:Sciatica / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed