Purpose In about 5% of all cases LBP is associated with serious underlying pathology
requiring diagnostic confirmation and directed treatment. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) …

Study Design. Systematic review of diagnostic studies. Objective. To update our previous
systematic review on the diagnostic accuracy of tests used to diagnose lumbar spinal …

In patients with lower back and leg pain, lumbar foraminal stenosis (LFS) is one of the most
important pathologies, especially for predominant radicular symptoms. LFS pathology can …

OBJECTIVE. The objective of our study was to perform a systematic review of the
semiquantitative and qualitative radiologic criteria that are used for the diagnosis of lumbar …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: DTI can provide valuable structural information that may
become an innovative tool in evaluating lumbar foraminal nerve root entrapment. The …

Purpose To define radiological criteria and parameters as a minimum standard in a
structured radiological report for patients with lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) and to identify …

Diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) can provide valuable structural information about tissues
that may be useful for clinical applications in evaluating lumbar foraminal nerve root …

Recently several authors have reported that diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) might provide a
new understanding of sciatica. The purpose of this study was to investigate the clinical …

Purpose Lumbar intra-spinal canal stenosis is characterized by leg pain that intensifies
during walking and intermittent claudication, while leg pain at rest is a characteristic …

Clinical Outcomes of Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion for L... : Clinical Spine Surgery Clinical
Outcomes of Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion for Lumbar Foraminal Stenosis: Preoperative …