MR imaging determination of the normal level of conus medullaris.
The location of conus medullaris according to age and sex was retrospectively evaluated with a 0.5-T magnetic resonance (MR) imaging system. A total of 639 subjects without any conspicuous spinal canal pathology on the lumbar MR imaging examination were selected. The level of conus medullaris was most commonly located at the T(12)-L(1) intervertebral disc level in the whole population. Our results do not correlate with the previous studies. No significant difference in the conus level was found with increasing age.
Demiryürek
Deniz
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Department of Anatomy, Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey. mdeniz@hacettepe.edu.tr
Aydingöz
Ustün
U
Akşit
M Doğan
MD
Yener
Nuran
N
Geyik
Pinar O
PO
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000033:anatomy & histology*