Evaluating the Reliability of Anatomic Landmarks in Safe Lumbar Puncture Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Does Sex Matter?

Aim. To determine the level of the conus medullaris-Tuffier's line, and conus medullaris-Tuffier's line distance using imaging and evaluate their relation to age and gender. Methods. We performed a cross-sectional study of 189 adult participants, who underwent MR imaging of lumbosacral sp...

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Main Authors: Maryam Rahmani, Seyed Mehran Vaziri Bozorg, Ahmad Reza Ghasemi Esfe, Afsaneh Morteza, Omid Khalilzadeh, Elham Pedarzadeh, Madjid Shakiba
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2011-01-01
Series:International Journal of Biomedical Imaging
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/868632
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