MRI signal distribution within the intervertebral disc as a biomarker of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis and spondylolisthesis

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Early stages of scoliosis and spondylolisthesis entail changes in the intervertebral disc (IVD) structure and biochemistry. The current clinical use of MR T2-weighted images is limited to visual inspection. Our hypothesis is that the distribution of the MRI signa...

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Principais autores:	Gervais Julien, Périé Delphine, Parent Stefan, Labelle Hubert, Aubin Carl-Eric
Formato:	Artigo
Idioma:	Inglês
Publicado em:	BMC 2012-12-01
coleção:	BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
Assuntos:	Intervertebral disc degeneration MRI Scoliosis Spondylolisthesis Histograms Descriptive statistics
Acesso em linha:	http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2474/13/239
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