Publications by authors named "Fernando Palma Filho"
Purpose: To evaluate the imaging findings of patients with clinical symptoms of lower back pain who underwent magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the lumbar spine with axial loading.
Materials And Methods: We examined 120 patients by MRI, before and after axial loading, using a compression device that applied 50% of their body weight for a load time of 5min. The dural sac cross area (DSCA) was examined by two experienced radiologists before and after axial load, and their findings were compared.