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Observational studyAJNR. American journal of neuroradiology2026

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Virginie Kreutzinger, Katharina Ziegeler, Cynthia T Chin, Misung Han, Emma Bahroos, Isabelle Remick, Thomas M Link, Sharmila Majumdar, Daehyun Yoon

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Observational study in AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Virginie KreutzingerFrom the Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California V.kreutzinger@gmail.com.ORCID 0009-0005-7378-1068
Katharina ZiegelerFrom the Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California.ORCID 0000-0002-9763-2420
Cynthia T ChinFrom the Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California.ORCID 0000-0001-8841-8062
Misung HanFrom the Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California.ORCID 0000-0003-0918-8831
Emma BahroosFrom the Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California.ORCID 0000-0001-6542-9711
Isabelle RemickFrom the Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California.
Thomas M LinkFrom the Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California.ORCID 0000-0002-2850-8143
Sharmila MajumdarFrom the Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California.ORCID 0000-0002-0201-871X
Daehyun YoonFrom the Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California.ORCID 0000-0001-9367-9152

Funding

Technology Research Site for Advanced, Faster Quantitative Imaging for BACPACUH3AR076724 · NIAMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI MAJUMDAR, SHARMILA · 2020 to 2023
$4.8M
NIAMS NIH HHS UH3 AR076724
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

background and purposeThere is an imperfect correlation between morphologic MRI findings and radiating low back pain (LBP). Nerve irritation, visualized as glucose hypermetabolism on [ MATERIALS AND

methodsProspectively recruited patients with radiating LBP underwent [

resultsA total of 110 lumbar neural foramina in 11 patients were included in the analysis. Generalized estimating equations revealed significant associations between foraminal [

conclusionsForaminal [

Indexed as

Fluorodeoxyglucose F18Low Back PainMagnetic Resonance ImagingNerve BlockPositron-Emission TomographyRadiculopathyAdultAgedFemaleHumansLumbar VertebraeMaleMiddle AgedMultimodal ImagingProspective StudiesRadiopharmaceuticalsFluorodeoxyglucose F18Radiopharmaceuticals

Identifiers

PMID40841159
PMCPMC12684996

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