ASSESSMENT OF BACK PAIN: Part III - Diagnostic Imaging

A review of the important considerations in, the selection of diagnostic imaging procedures for, patients with spinal back pain is presented. Referred' pain to the posterior thoracic and abdominal walls is not discussed. For brevity, the discussion is focused on' the lumbar region. The var...

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Autor principal: Molyneux, Thomas P.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Chiropractors & Osteopaths Musculo-Skeletal Interest Group 1994
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2050141/
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description A review of the important considerations in, the selection of diagnostic imaging procedures for, patients with spinal back pain is presented. Referred' pain to the posterior thoracic and abdominal walls is not discussed. For brevity, the discussion is focused on' the lumbar region. The various diagnostic imaging modalities pertinent to the assessment of spinal pain are described. A very brief summary of the types of pathology which may cause low back pain is provided. The advantages and disadvantages of each modality is presented.
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spelling pubmed-20501412007-11-06 ASSESSMENT OF BACK PAIN: Part III - Diagnostic Imaging Molyneux, Thomas P. COMSIG Rev Article A review of the important considerations in, the selection of diagnostic imaging procedures for, patients with spinal back pain is presented. Referred' pain to the posterior thoracic and abdominal walls is not discussed. For brevity, the discussion is focused on' the lumbar region. The various diagnostic imaging modalities pertinent to the assessment of spinal pain are described. A very brief summary of the types of pathology which may cause low back pain is provided. The advantages and disadvantages of each modality is presented. Chiropractors & Osteopaths Musculo-Skeletal Interest Group 1994-07-01 /pmc/articles/PMC2050141/ Text en Chiropractic & Osteopathic College of Australasia
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