The editor of Spinal Imaging is an authority on imaging of the spine and the spinal cord. This book gathers a number of international contributors to present a cutting-edge view of traditional and new imaging modalities. The focus of the book is on the diagnostic and therapeutic applications of various imaging modalities.

Features

This volume features chapters on the imaging of specific disorders (including acute spinal injuries, compression fractures, congenital anomalies, vertebral and spinal cord tumours, and infections and inflammation)
Entire chapters are dedicated to vascular interventions, nonvascular interventions, and imaging of the postoperative spine

INDICE:
New sequences for spinal MR imaging: basic concepts. New sequences for spinal MR imaging: clinical applications. Application
of MR flow imaging in craniospinal disorders. Magnetic resonance neurography. Imaging of trauma to the spine and spinal cord. MR
differentiation of benign versus malignant vertebral collapse. MR imaging of degenerative spine disease: MR myeolography and imaging of the posterior spinal elements. MR and CT imaging of congenital spinalanomalies. Image-guided interventions in the spine and spinal cord. Precutaneous vertebroplasty. Other nonvascular spinal interventions. Imaging of cervical radiculopathy, myelopathy, and
postoperative changes.