title: MR evaluation of stenosis involving the neural foramina, lateral recesses, and central canal of the lumbosacral spine.
abstract: MR imaging depicts the levels, sides, and severity of physical stenoses of the central spinal canal, the lateral recesses, and the neural foramina--diagnostic information crucial for the symptomatic patient under consideration for surgical correction. In the future, it is probable that MR imaging, using standard static techniques, flow-sensitive studies, and noncontrast, intravenous gadolinium-enhanced or intrathecal gadolinium-enhanced acquisitions, will probably replace all other imaging modalities in the primary evaluation of the various subtypes of spinal stenoses.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, USA.
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Jinkins
mesh_terms: D003287:Contrast Media / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005682:Gadolinium / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D007278:Injections, Spinal; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D012447:Sacrum / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013130:Spinal Stenosis / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media; D005682:Gadolinium