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Research ArticleSpine Imaging and Spine Image-Guided Interventions

MRI Findings of Disc Degeneration are More Prevalent in Adults with Low Back Pain than in Asymptomatic Controls: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

W. Brinjikji, F.E. Diehn, J.G. Jarvik, C.M. Carr, D.F. Kallmes, M.H. Murad and P.H. Luetmer
American Journal of Neuroradiology December 2015, 36 (12) 2394-2399; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A4498
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W. Brinjikji, F.E. Diehn, J.G. Jarvik, C.M. Carr, D.F. Kallmes, M.H. Murad, P.H. Luetmer
MRI Findings of Disc Degeneration are More Prevalent in Adults with Low Back Pain than in Asymptomatic Controls: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
American Journal of Neuroradiology Dec 2015, 36 (12) 2394-2399; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A4498

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American Journal of Neuroradiology Dec 2015, 36 (12) 2394-2399; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A4498
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