Magnetic resonance imaging in the diagnosis of lower thoracic disc herniation. J Spinal Disord 1988;1(2):134-8
Date
01/01/1988Pubmed ID
2980069Scopus ID
2-s2.0-0024151152 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 5 CitationsAbstract
The diagnosis of thoracic disc herniation can be difficult due to the lack of a characteristic clinical presentation. In six recent cases, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) provided excellent noninvasive definition of the pathology and its level, in spite of atypical clinical presentation, and also provided anatomic information allowing surgical planning. Two examples are presented in which myelography was not helpful, but MRI was diagnostic. MRI scanning is the radiographic procedure of choice when thoracic disc herniation is in the differential diagnosis.
Author List
Maiman DJ, Daniels D, Larson SJMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
AdultHumans
Intervertebral Disc Displacement
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Metrizamide
Middle Aged
Myelography
Thoracic Vertebrae