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Thoracic Disc Herniations; Incidence and Characteristics in an Outpatient Magnetic Resonance Imaging Center
Author(s) -
Greenberg Jack O
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
journal of neuroimaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.822
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1552-6569
pISSN - 1051-2284
DOI - 10.1111/jon199223125
Subject(s) - medicine , magnetic resonance imaging , spinal cord , radiology , thoracic vertebrae , thoracic spine , disc herniation , spinal cord compression , back pain , intervertebral disc , surgery , lumbar vertebrae , pathology , lumbar , alternative medicine , psychiatry
Because herniated thoracic discs often compress the spinal cord, the clinical consequences may be serious. Back pain may be the only presenting feature. Herniation of thoracic intervertebral discs was found only in 13 (0.5%) of 261 symptomatic patients referred for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with pain in the thoracic spine. Four patients had more than one herniation. Cord compression was seen with 16 of the 20 disc herniations. Two patients were paraplegic. The unique capability of MRI has led to better understanding of the clinical syndrome of thoracic disc herniation.