References
- Hughes RJ, Saifuddin A. Numbering of lumbosacral transitional vertebrae on MRI: role of the iliolumbar ligaments. AJR Am J Roentgenol 2006;187:W59-W65 https://doi.org/10.2214/AJR.05.0415
- Hughes RJ, Saifuddin A. Imaging of lumbosacral transitional vertebrae. Clin Radiol 2004;59:984-991 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crad.2004.02.019
- Konin GP, Walz DM. Lumbosacral transitional vertebrae: classification, imaging findings, and clinical relevance. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2010;31:1778-1786 https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A2036
- Lee CH, Park CM, Kim KA, Hong SJ, Seol HY, Kim BH, et al. Identification and prediction of transitional vertebrae on imaging studies: anatomical significance of paraspinal structures. Clin Anat 2007;20:905-914 https://doi.org/10.1002/ca.20540
- Carrino JA, Campbell PD Jr, Lin DC, Morrison WB, Schweitzer ME, Flanders AE, et al. Effect of spinal segment variants on numbering vertebral levels at lumbar MR imaging. Radiology 2011;259:196-202 https://doi.org/10.1148/radiol.11081511
- Lee CH, Seo BK, Choi YC, Shin HJ, Park JH, Jeon HJ, et al. Using MRI to evaluate anatomic significance of aortic bifurcation, right renal artery, and conus medullaris when locating lumbar vertebral segments. AJR Am J Roentgenol 2004;182:1295-1300 https://doi.org/10.2214/ajr.182.5.1821295
- Peh WC, Siu TH, Chan JH. Determining the lumbar vertebral segments on magnetic resonance imaging. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 1999;24:1852-1855 https://doi.org/10.1097/00007632-199909010-00017
- Castellvi AE, Goldstein LA, Chan DP. Lumbosacral transitional vertebrae and their relationship with lumbar extradural defects. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 1984;9:493-495 https://doi.org/10.1097/00007632-198407000-00014
- MacGibbon B, Farfan HF. A radiologic survey of various configurations of the lumbar spine. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 1979;4:258-266 https://doi.org/10.1097/00007632-197905000-00013
- Hahn PY, Strobel JJ, Hahn FJ. Verification of lumbosacral segments on MR images: identification of transitional vertebrae. Radiology 1992;182:580-581 https://doi.org/10.1148/radiology.182.2.1732988
- O'Driscoll CM, Irwin A, Saifuddin A. Variations in morphology of the lumbosacral junction on sagittal MRI: correlation with plain radiography. Skeletal Radiol 1996;25:225-230 https://doi.org/10.1007/s002560050069
- Byun WM, Kim JW, Lee JK. Differentiation between symptomatic and asymptomatic extraforaminal stenosis in lumbosacral transitional vertebra: role of three-dimensional magnetic resonance lumbosacral radiculography. Korean J Radiol 2012;13:403-411 https://doi.org/10.3348/kjr.2012.13.4.403
- Bron JL, van Royen BJ, Wuisman PI. The clinical significance of lumbosacral transitional anomalies. Acta Orthop Belg 2007;73:687-695
- Malanga GA, Cooke PM. Segmental anomaly leading to wrong level disc surgery in cauda equina syndrome. Pain Physician 2004;7:107-110
- Wigh RE. The thoracolumbar and lumbosacral transitional junctions. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 1980;5:215-222 https://doi.org/10.1097/00007632-198005000-00003
- Wigh RE. Phylogeny and the herniated disc. South Med J 1979;72:1138-1143 https://doi.org/10.1097/00007611-197909000-00017
- Wigh RE, Anthony HF Jr. Transitional lumbosacral discs. probability of herniation. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 1981;6:168-171 https://doi.org/10.1097/00007632-198103000-00011
- Sobottke R, Koy T, Rollinghoff M, Siewe J, Kreitz T, Muller D, et al. Computed tomography measurements of the lumbar spinous processes and interspinous space. Surg Radiol Anat 2010;32:731-738 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00276-010-0686-5
- Tan SH, Teo EC, Chua H. Quantitative three-dimensional anatomy of lumbar vertebrae in Singaporean Asians. Eur Spine J 2002;11:152-158 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-001-0365-7
- Ralston MD, Dykes TA, Applebaum BI. Verification of lumbar vertebral bodies. Radiology 1992;185:615-616 https://doi.org/10.1148/radiology.185.2.1410386
- Healy JC, Borley NR, Mundy AR, Collins P, Wigley C. True pelvis, pelvic floor and perineum. In: Standring S, ed. Gray's anatomy: the anatomical basis of clinical practice, 39th ed. New York: Elsevier Churchill Livingstone, 2005:1360
- Chithriki M, Jaibaji M, Steele RD. The anatomical relationship of the aortic bifurcation to the lumbar vertebrae: a MRI study. Surg Radiol Anat 2002;24:308-312 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00276-002-0036-3
- Kumar S, Neyaz Z, Gupta A. The utility of 64 channel multidetector CT angiography for evaluating the renal vascular anatomy and possible variations: a pictorial essay. Korean J Radiol 2010;11:346-354 https://doi.org/10.3348/kjr.2010.11.3.346
- Williams A, Newell RLM, Collins P. Macroscopic anatomy of the spinal cord and spinal nerves. In: Standring S, ed. Gray's anatomy: the anatomical basis of clinical practice, 39th ed. New York: Elsevier Churchill Livingstone, 2005:775
Cited by
- Normative spino-pelvic parameters in patients with the lumbarization of S1 compared to a normal asymptomatic population vol.25, pp.11, 2014, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-016-4794-8
- Role of Anatomical Landmarks in Identifying Normal and Transitional Vertebra in Lumbar Spine Magnetic Resonance Imaging vol.11, pp.3, 2017, https://doi.org/10.4184/asj.2017.11.3.365
- Localizing the L5 Vertebra Using Nerve Morphology on MRI: An Accurate and Reliable Technique vol.38, pp.10, 2017, https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.a5311
- A review of lumbosacral transitional vertebrae and associated vertebral numeration vol.27, pp.5, 2018, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-018-5554-8
- Role of iliac crest tangent in correct numbering of lumbosacral transitional vertebrae vol.49, pp.1, 2014, https://doi.org/10.3906/sag-1807-258
- Psoas proximal insertion as a simple and reliable landmark for numbering lumbar vertebrae on MRI of the lumbar spine vol.29, pp.5, 2019, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00330-018-5798-z
- Segmented lordotic angles to assess lumbosacral transitional vertebra on EOS vol.29, pp.10, 2014, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-020-06565-7
- Changes of Fixed Anatomical Spinopelvic Parameter in Patients with Lumbosacral Transitional Vertebrae: A Matched Pair Analysis vol.11, pp.1, 2014, https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics11010059