Seminars in Spine Surgery
Volume 19, Issue 2 , Pages 58-64 , June 2007

Current Status of Imaging of the Intervertebral Disc

  • Brian P.D. Wills, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI.
    • ,
  • R. Alexander Mohr, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI.
    • ,
  • Thomas A. Zdeblick, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and rehabilitation, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Thomas A. Zdeblick, MD, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, 600 Highland Avenue, Madison, WI 53792-7375.

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doi: 10.1053/j.semss.2007.04.001

Seminars in Spine Surgery
Volume 19, Issue 2 , Pages 58-64 , June 2007

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