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Modified Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Diagnosis of Painful and Non-Painful Lumbar Intervertebral Discs :Abstract
Serena S. Hu, MD, James Peacock, John Claude, Jeffrey Lotz, PhD, David S. Bradford, MD, Raymond Febus, Steve Takemoto, PhD, Sigurd H. Berven, MD

Background Articles

Keshari KR, Lotz JC, Link TM, et al. Lactic acid and proteoglycans as metabolic markers for discogenic back pain. Spine. 2008;33(3):312-317. PMID: 18303465
Kayvan R. Keshari, BS, Jeffrey C. Lotz, PhD, Thomas M. Link, MD, Serena Hu, MD, Sharmila Majumdar, PhD, and John Kurhanewicz, PhD

Carragee EJ, Don AS, Hurwitz EL, et al. 2009 ISSLS Prize Winner: Does discography cause accelerated progression of degeneration changes in the lumbar disc: a ten-year matched cohort study. Spine. 2009;34(21):2338-2345. PMID: 19755936
Eugene J. Carragee, MD, Angus S. Don, FRACS, Eric L. Hurwitz, DC, PhD,Jason M. Cuellar, MD, PhD, John Carrino, MD, and Richard Herzog, MD


O'Neill C, Kurgansky M, Kaiser J, Lau W. Accuracy of MRI for diagnosis of discogenic pain. Pain Physician. 2008;11(3):311-326. PMID: 18523502
Conor O’Neill, MD, Marina Kurgansky, PhD, Jay Kaiser, MD, and Winnie Lau, BS

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