Open AccessPredicting Lumbar Central Canal Stenosis – A Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study
Author(s) -
Divya Premchandran,
Vasudha Saralaya,
Ajit Mahale
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2014/8448.5097
Subject(s) - medicine , lateral recess , lumbar , stenosis , magnetic resonance imaging , spinal stenosis , spinal canal , lumbar spinal stenosis , low back pain , radiology , sagittal plane , lumbar vertebrae , nuclear medicine , anatomy , spinal cord , pathology , alternative medicine , psychiatry
Low back pain is a common complaint among adults, worldwide. Lumbar canal stenosis is frequently diagnosed as a cause for low back pain. In this study we evaluate morphometric measures using MRI sections to predict the occurrence of lumbar central canal stenosis.