MRI evaluation of spontaneous intervertebral disc degeneration in the alpaca cervical spine

Artificial Intervertebral Disc: Cervical Spine

Artificial Intervertebral Disc: Cervical Spine

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Artificial Intervertebral Disc: Cervical Spine

Professional Institutional Original Effective Date: September 25, 2007 Original Effective Date: October 23, 2008 Revision Date(s): September 23, 2008 May 18, 2010; March 8, 2013; January 1, 2015; August 5, 2015; October 12, 2016 Revision Date(s): December 15, 2009; May 18, 2010; March 8, 2013; January 1, 2015; August 5, 2015; October 12, 2016 Current Effective Date: October 12, 2016 Current Eff...

Sodium MRI of Intervertebral Disc Degeneration

Objective: To establish sodium MRI as a non-invasive method for measuring intervertebral disc proteoglycan content Introduction: Intervertebral disc (IVD) degeneration is a common and sometimes debilitating condition, incurring tremendous financial cost on society. The initial stage of IVD degeneration involves the breakdown of proteoglycans (PG) in the nucleus pulposus (NP) region of the disc[...

7.01.108 Artificial Intervertebral Disc: Cervical Spine

1. The device is approved by FDA 2. The patient is skeletally mature 3. The patient has intractable cervical radicular pain or myelopathy a. Which has failed at least 6 weeks of conservative nonoperative treatment, including active pain management program or protocol, under the direction of a physician, with pharmacotherapy that addresses neuropathic pain and other pain sources AND physical the...