Maryam Rahmani  , Mohammad Ali Shabani Samghabadi  , Seyed Mehran Vaziri Bozorg  , 
    Magnetic Resonance Imaging based Determination of Conus Medullaris Position in Adults,
    Research Journal of Biological Sciences,
    Volume 4,Issue 2,
    2009,
    Pages 157-159,
    ISSN 1815-8846,
    rjbsci.2009.157.159,
    (https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=rjbsci.2009.157.159)
    Abstract: The position of the conus medullaris was determined in 289 patients without obvious spine or cord pathology using midsagittal Magnetic Resonance (MR) images of the lumbosacral spine. In all patients, lumbosacral X-ray was evaluated for transitional vertebra to avoid misidentification of vertebrae on MR images. The mean location of the conus tip was at L<SUB>1</SUB> upper third, ranging from T<SUB>12</SUB> upper third to L<SUB>2</SUB> middle third. The position was slightly higher in males than in females. Presence of transitional vertebra or degenerative joint disease did not have significant effect on the position of the conus.
    Keywords: Magnetic resonance imaging;lumbar spine;conus medullaris;transitional vertebra