Relationship Between the Levels of Normal Conus Medullaris and Body Mass Index in the Turkish Adult Population

BİNOKAY F., SEYDAOĞLU G., ERMAN T., AKGÜL E., BICAKCI K.

NEUROSURGERY QUARTERLY, vol.23, no.2, pp.81-84, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 23 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2013
  • Doi Number: 10.1097/wnq.0b013e31828c6f1e
  • Journal Name: NEUROSURGERY QUARTERLY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, EMBASE
  • Page Numbers: pp.81-84
  • Keywords: conus medullaris termination, magnetic resonance imaging, body mass index, MR-IMAGING DETERMINATION, SPINAL-CORD, TERMINATION
  • Çukurova University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objectives: To establish the normal range of the conus medullaris (CM) in large Turkish adult population and to correlate this position with body mass index and sex.