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Correlation of Computed Tomography with Surgical Diagnosis in Lumbar Disc Disease

Robert Griebel, Stanley Tchang, Moe Khan, George Varughese

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The lumbar spines of one hundred patients with suspected lumbar disc herniations were analysed with computed tomography. The results are compared with the patients' surgical diagnosis and with myelography. CT scanning is with few exceptions the diagnostic procedure of choice in investigating lumbar disc disease.

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The lumbar spines of one hundred patients with suspected lumbar disc herniations were analysed with computed tomography. The results are compared with the patients' surgical diagnosis and with myelography. CT scanning is with few exceptions the diagnostic procedure of choice in investigating lumbar disc disease.

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The lumbar spines of one hundred patients with suspected lumbar disc herniations were analysed with computed tomography. The results are compared with the patients' surgical diagnosis and with myelography. CT scanning is with few exceptions the diagnostic procedure of choice in investigating lumbar disc disease.

Key concepts: Myelography, Medicine, Lumbar disc disease, Lumbar, Computed tomography, Radiology, Tomography, Lumbar spine

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