2014
Interrater and intrarater agreements of magnetic resonance imaging findings in the lumbar spine: significant variability across degenerative conditions
Fu MC, Buerba RA, Long WD, Blizzard DJ, Lischuk AW, Haims AH, Grauer JN. Interrater and intrarater agreements of magnetic resonance imaging findings in the lumbar spine: significant variability across degenerative conditions. The Spine Journal 2014, 14: 2442-2448. PMID: 24642053, DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2014.03.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMagnetic resonance imagingLumbar spineIntrarater agreementDegenerative conditionsMRI findingsInterrater agreementLumbar spine magnetic resonance imagingStandardized criteriaLumbar magnetic resonance imagingSpine magnetic resonance imagingLarge academic medical centerRetrospective diagnostic studyBone marrow changesDisc space heightAbsolute interrater agreementDegenerative lumbar spineLumbar vertebral levelDifferent pathologic conditionsAcademic medical centerFleiss' kappa coefficientModerate overall agreementDegenerative findingsMarrow changesSagittal MRI sequencesDegenerative changes
2007
The Utility of Dynamic Flexion-Extension Radiographs in the Initial Evaluation of the Degenerative Lumbar Spine
Hammouri QM, Haims AH, Simpson AK, Alqaqa A, Grauer JN. The Utility of Dynamic Flexion-Extension Radiographs in the Initial Evaluation of the Degenerative Lumbar Spine. Spine 2007, 32: 2361-2364. PMID: 17906579, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0b013e318155796e.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDynamic flexion-extension radiographsFlexion-extension radiographsDegenerative lumbar spineInitial evaluationRadiographic seriesLumbar spineLateral radiographsRetrospective radiographic reviewDynamic radiographsRadiographic reviewStanding anteroposteriorRadiograph seriesClinical managementLumbar complaintsBACKGROUND DATAInclusion criteriaInitial courseMost surgeonsDynamic filmsRadiographsLateral filmsAnteroposteriorPotential roleSpineLumbar images