1) To better appreciate the natural history and context of degenerative changes of the lumbar spine for purposes of diagnostic image interpretation. 2) To help standardize nomenclature in the interpretation of degenerative disc disease. 3) To examine the spectrum of pitfalls when imaging the lumbar spine by MRI.
Brant-Zawadzki, M,
The Back Pain Conundrum. Radiological Society of North America 2010 Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting, November 28 - December 3, 2010 ,Chicago IL.
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