title: [Imaging of the lumbar spine].
abstract: The role of conventional radiographs in the evaluation of the lumbar spine remains unchanged. The respective place of CT and MRI in the evaluation of lumbar spine disorders has not significantly changed in spite of technical advances. However, their diagnostic capabilities have improved.
authors.affiliation: Service de Radiologie ostéoarticulaire, Hôpital Roger Salengro, CHU Lille, France.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cotten
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ludig
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Blum
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005602:France / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D009192:Myelography / Q000379:methods*; D018579:Patient Selection; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*