Computed Tomography Imaging of Degenerative Disease in the Lumbar Spine

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V. A. Malakhanov, P. V. Seliverstov, Ya. A. Lubashev, V. A. Ratnikov

 
International Journal of Biomedicine. 2019;9(2):182-184.
DOI: 10.21103/Article9(2)_ShC2
Originally published June 15, 2019  

Abstract: 

The degenerative spinal lesions are one of the most frequent causes of lumbar pain syndrome. Diagnosing them is difficult due to poor correlation between radiological data and clinical symptoms. Computed tomography is one of the key modalities in the diagnosis of degenerative disc disease.

Keywords: 
lumbar spine • degenerative spine • computed tomography • lumbar stenosis
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Received May 14, 2019.
Accepted June 10, 2019.
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