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Semin Musculoskelet Radiol 2001; 05(2): 137-138
DOI: 10.1055/s-2001-15668
Low Back Pain

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Evaluation of Patients with Low Back Pain: A Need for a Standardized Approach (Radiologist's View)

Shigeru Ehara
  • Department of Radiology, Iwate Medical University, Morioka, Japan
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31 December 2001 (online)

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ABSTRACT

MR imaging findings for low back pain (LBP) problems are generally nonspecific, whereas overutilization will possibly become a problem in the society, with an increasing elderly population. Necessity for a standardized imaging approach is emphasized in the following article.

KEYWORD

Low back pain - magnetic resonance imaging - ossification

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