Impact of posture and axial loading on lumbar intervertebral disc dimensions investigated by transabdominal ultrasound.

Nora UlmiNiklas WiesmannMarcel EgliJaap SwanenburgReto Sutter
Published in: European journal of radiology (2024)
Transabdominal US is a feasible tool to investigate IVD dimensions at L3/4 and L4/5 in different postures and with axial loading. Posture and axial loading significantly influence IVD height and width, but not length.