Changes
in the Diameter and Cross-Sectional Area of Stenosisi of the
Lumbar Central Canal with Flexion and Extension (461 patients)
as Measured by FONAR Spondylography (Case studies provided by FONAR
owners)
Sitting Flexion
Sitting Extension
Sitting Flexion
Sitting Extension
Supine
Standing
(Images courtest of Professor Francis Smith, Woodend Hospital, University
of Aberdeen, Scotland)
“Dynamic MRI can
demonstrate spinal canal diameter change in lumbar
flexion and extension and also show the amount of change in the cross-sectional
area with the highest accuracy.” (paper 79)
