CT and MRI anatomy of the lumbar spine.
Lumbosacral spine examinations represent approximately 30% of CT and MRI procedures. Aim of this article is to pinpoint the anatomy of lumbosacral spine whose knowledge is basic for understanding and interpreting CT and MR images.
Dragani
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Istituto di Scienze e Formazione dell'immagine, Università G. D'Annunzio, Chieti.
Mattioli
M G
MG
Panissa
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A
Magarelli
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N
D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed