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Qualitative Grading of Severity of Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Based on the Morphology of the Dural Sac on Magnetic Resonance Images
Spine · 2010 · Vol. 35(21) · pp. 1919–1924
Constantin Schizas✉(University of Lausanne)Nicolas TheumannAlexandre Burn✉Rosamond J. Tansey✉Douglas Wardlaw(NHS Grampian)Francis W. SmithGerit Kulik✉
Abstract
The grading defines stenosis in different subjects than surface measurements alone. Since it mainly considers impingement of neural tissue it might be a more appropriate clinical and research tool as well as carrying a prognostic value.
Spine and Intervertebral Disc PathologySpinal Fractures and Fixation TechniquesCervical and Thoracic MyelopathyMedicineLumbar spinal stenosisMagnetic resonance imagingGrading (engineering)RadiologySpinal stenosisStenosisLumbarLow back painAsymptomatic
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AgedDura MaterFemaleHumansLumbar VertebraeMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedProspective StudiesRetrospective StudiesSeverity of Illness IndexSpinal CanalSpinal StenosisCohort Studies
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