Quantitative assessment of the lumbar spinal canal by computed tomography.
- 1 January 1980
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) in Radiology
- Vol. 134 (1) , 137-143
- https://doi.org/10.1148/radiology.134.1.7350593
Abstract
An experimentall validated simple standardized method for making precise measurements of the spinal canal directly from the video display of a CT [computed tomography] scanner is described. Using this method, normal values for anteroposterior diameter, interpediculate distance and cross-sectional area of the lumbar spinal canal were determined in a series of 60 adults. A careful study of canal configuration combined with the prudent use of the normal values should allow the CT diagnosis of lumbar spinal stenosis to be made with a high level of confidence.This publication has 6 references indexed in Scilit:
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