An appraisal of the use of diagnostic ultrasound to quantify the lumbar spinal canal

1 October 1981

journal article
research article
Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in The British Journal of Radiology

Vol. 54 (646) , 870-874
https://doi.org/10.1259/0007-1285-54-646-870

Abstract

Performing an ultrasound scan of the human lumbar spine produces a multitude of backscattered echoes from the bony structures between the transducer and the vertebral structures. In vitro evidence is presented to demonstrate the potential sources of uncertainty.

Keywords

ULTRASOUND

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The use of diagnostic ultrasound to measure the lumbar spinal canal
The British Journal of Radiology, 1981