title: MRI determination of conus medullaris level in an adult population in Turkey.
abstract: The level of the conus medullaris (CM) in adults has been described in many studies with cadavers and living people. T1-weighted sagittal spin-echo MR images of the lumbar spine were reviewed in 364 consecutive patients (207 women, 157 men) with a mean age of 45 years (range 18-80). The most common level of CM was the L1-L2 intervertebral disc level in females and the T12-L1 intervertebral disc level in males. The distribution of CM location in a large adult population was shown to range from the T11-T12 intervertebral disc level to L2-L3 intervertebral disc level.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy; Duzce School of Medicine, Abant Izzet Baysal University; Duzce, Turkey - ozdemirsevinc2@yahoo.com.tr - ozdemirsevinc@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Sevinc
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Is
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Barut
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Eryoruk
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kiran
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Arifoglu