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      Axial Loaded MRI of the Lumbar Spine

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      Clinical Radiology
      Elsevier BV

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          Abstract

          Magnetic resonance imaging is established as the technique of choice for assessment of degenerative disorders of the lumbar spine. However, it is routinely performed with the patient supine and the hips and knees flexed. The absence of axial loading and lumbar extension results in a maximization of spinal canal dimensions, which may in some cases, result in failure to demonstrate nerve root compression. Attempts have been made to image the lumbar spine in a more physiological state, either by imaging with flexion-extension, in the erect position or by using axial loading. This article reviews the literature relating to the above techniques.

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          Clinical Radiology
          Clinical Radiology
          Elsevier BV
          00099260
          September 2003
          September 2003
          : 58
          : 9
          : 661-671
          Article
          10.1016/S0009-9260(03)00215-0
          12943636
          79d29448-a0e7-41e6-a39b-170178b2db93
          © 2003

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