Neuroimaging of spinal diseases: A pictorial review

Seminars in Neurology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 570-589

  Kasdan, Richard B ^a,b,d   Howard, Jaime L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Centre Commons MRI and CT   (United States)

^c Centre Commons MRI and CT   (United States)

^d Associates in Neurology of Pittsburgh   (United States)

Author keywords

Degenerative disease; Disc disease; Neoplastic disease; Normal anatomy; Spine MRI

Indexed keywords

CERVICAL MYELOPATHY; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; FRAGILITY FRACTURE; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; NEURILEMOMA; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGIC FRACTURE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADICULOPATHY; REVIEW; SPINE DISEASE; SYNOVITIS; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS;

HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHOTOGRAPHY; SPINAL DISEASES; SPINE;

EID: 56049095327     PISSN: 02718235     EISSN: 10989021     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0028-1083693     Document Type: Review

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