A practical MRI grading system for lumbar foraminal stenosis.

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Published in AJR Am J Roentgenol on April 01, 2010

Authors

Seunghun Lee1, Joon Woo Lee, Jin Sup Yeom, Ki-Jeong Kim, Hyun-Jib Kim, Soo Kyo Chung, Heung Sik Kang

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Radiology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, 300 Gumi-dong, Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeongi-do 463-707, Korea.

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