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Investigation of Intervertebral Disc and Facet Joint in Lumbar Spondylolisthesis using T2 Mapping

Hiroyuki Takashima, Tsuneo Takebayashi, Mitsunori Yoshimoto, Yoshinori Terashima, Kazunori Ida, Hiroki Shishido, Rui Imamura, Yoshihiro Akatsuka, Ryuji Shirase, Hiroyoshi Fujiwara,

Magnetic Resonance in Medical Sciences · 2014 · 20 citations · 27 references

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T2 relaxation time decreased in the anterior annulus fibrosus of the IVD and increased in the FJ in patients with DS, suggesting an association of IVD and FJ degeneration with the development of lumbar DS.

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