Background: Beside symptoms and clinical signs radiological findings are crucial in the diagnosis of lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS). We investigate which quantitative radiological signs are ...

Diagnosis and Treatment The diagnosis of spinal stenosis is done by clinical evaluation in combination with imaging studies such as MRI or CT scans and, sometimes, by nerve conduction tests.

Spinal stenosis is characterized by narrowing of ... When an MRI is unavailable, CT scans are recommended. Additionally, electromyography and nerve conduction studies can be helpful in determining ...

Angiographic studies of 64-slice CT have shown accuracy in the diagnosis of coronary artery stenosis. Pache et al. therefore assessed the effectiveness of this modality in the diagnostic ...