Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
Volume 35, Issue 6 , Pages 920-927, June 2009

Detection of Residual Disc Hernia Material and Confirmation of Nerve Root Decompression at Lumbar Disc Herniation Surgery by Intraoperative Ultrasound

  • Takeshi Aoyama

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Takeshi Aoyama, Department of Neurosurgery, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Kita 15 Nishi 7, Kitaku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 060-8638, Japan.
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  • Kazutoshi Hida

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
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  • Minoru Akino

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, Sapporo Azabu Neurosurgical Hospital, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
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  • Shunsuke Yano

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
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  • Yoshinobu Iwasaki

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan

Received 26 July 2008; received in revised form 12 December 2008; accepted 16 December 2008. published online 20 April 2009.

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PII: S0301-5629(08)00605-4

doi:10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2008.12.014

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
Volume 35, Issue 6 , Pages 920-927, June 2009

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