CHONDROMA OF THE INTERVERTEBRAL DISKS

Terminology for herniation of intervertebral disks.

of that relationship are understood, and that joint disorders other than internal derangements occasionally occur. The difficulty I have is that the physician-dentist community at large is not united in its approach to TMJ problems. This stems in part from the diversity of specialists and generalists who involve themselves in this area of medicine; the TMJ has been claimed by everyone but not r...

Contrast enhancement of normal intervertebral disks: time and dose dependence.

PURPOSE To determine the dose of contrast medium and the imaging strategy sufficient to detect diffusion of low-molecular-weight gadolinium-containing contrast media into normal intervertebral disks. METHODS In 11 rabbits, sequential MR images were obtained of the spine for 120 minutes after intravenous injection of gadopentetate dimeglumine in doses of 0.1 to 2.8 mmol/kg. Images were inspect...

Imagistic and histopathologic concordances in degenerative lesions of intervertebral disks.

Lumbar disk lesions in 47 cases were initially diagnosed using MRI investigation, then, after surgery, biological and histopathological aspects of intervertebral disks were revealed. Pieces from intervertebral disks were used for electron microscopy studies in order to determine collagen in the components of the intervertebral disk. The aim of the present study was to highlight the corresponden...

[Injuries of intervertebral disks as accident and occupational disease].

Serial MR Imaging of Annular Tears in Lumbar Intervertebral Disks.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Annular tears of lumbar intervertebral disks are found in both symptomatic and asymptomatic persons; therefore, it is difficult to determine whether these findings indicate acute abnormality. Our purpose was to determine whether the MR imaging findings of tears (ie, hyperintensity and contrast enhancement) of the annulus fibrosus persist or resolve over time. METHODS A ...