OBJECTIVE. Low back pain is one of the most common causes of physician visits in the
United States with an enormous socioeconomic burden. Because of this burden, numerous …

Recent advances in high resolution magnetic resonance (MR) imaging of the spine provide
a basis for the automated assessment of intervertebral disc (IVD) and vertebral body (VB) …

The endpoint of an efficient and accurate diagnosis of musculoskeletal pathology can take
many different routes. Currently, conventional radiological techniques, such as plain …

Purpose To prospectively compare the image quality and homogeneity of magnetic
resonance (MR) images obtained by using a dual-source parallel radiofrequency (RF) …

Background There is a paucity of data in the literature evaluating the performance of
noncontrast MRI in the diagnosis of partial and complete tears of the proximal portion of the …

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the ability of 3.0-Tesla magnetic resonance
imaging (MRI) to accurately assess knee articular cartilage lesions. Sixteen patients who …

Purpose To evaluate intra-and inter-rater agreement and reliability of seven reported disc
height index (DHI) measurement methods on standing lateral X-ray of lumbar spine …

Purpose To prospectively and intraindividually compare single-source radiofrequency (RF)
excitation and dual-source parallel RF excitation in 3.0-T magnetic resonance (MR) imaging …

Background T 1ρ has been extensively reported as a sensitive biomarker of biochemical
changes in the nucleus pulposus (NP) and annulus fibrosis of intervertebral discs (IVDs) …

Цель исследования–количественная оценка степени дегенерации межпозвонковых
дисков (МПД) с помощью построения функциональных карт диффузионно-взвешенных …