Clinical Radiology
Volume 63, Issue 3 , Pages 252-255 , March 2008

Quantitative measurement of intervertebral disc signal using MRI

  • R. Niemeläinen

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationGuarantor and correspondent: R. Niemeläinen, Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Alberta, 3-48 Corbett Hall, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2G4. Tel.: +1 780 492 1610; fax: +1 780 492 1626.
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  • T. Videman

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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  • S.S. Dhillon

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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  • M.C. Battié

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada

Received 22 May 2007 ,Revised 3 August 2007 ,Accepted 22 August 2007.

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PII: S0009-9260(07)00410-2

doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2007.08.012

Clinical Radiology
Volume 63, Issue 3 , Pages 252-255 , March 2008

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