Association of impaired blood supply with painful lumbar disc degeneration
Abstract The purpose of this study was to evaluate the role of diminished arterial blood flow in painful disc degeneration. Diffusion in intervertebral discs of 37 asymptomatic adults measured by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and their lumbar arterial blood supply measured by magnetic resonance...
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Format: | Doctoral Thesis |
Language: | English |
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University of Oulu
2003
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Online Access: | http://urn.fi/urn:isbn:9514270436 http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:isbn:9514270436 |