When patients present with symptoms associated with lumbar spine pathology, often a
series of diagnostic examinations of escalating sophistication are utilized. To obtain a …

The purpose of this paper is to discuss the capabilities and drawbacks of MR imaging in
patients with trauma to the spine and degenerative spinal conditions. In spinal trauma MR …

This article deals with the detailed anatomy of the spine most pertinent to magnetic
resonance (MR) imaging. The cervical and lumbar regions, the pediatric spine, and the …

This book contains 12 chapters. Three chapters discuss principles of cerebrospinal fluid
flow, spinal imaging techniques, and the physical basis and anatomic correlates of signal …

This interdisciplinary atlas is the fruit of cooperation among radiologists, orthopedic
surgeons, traumatologists, and neurosurgeons. Clinically oriented, it covers all important …

In a brief two year period, magnetic resonance imaging of the spine has developed from a
single slice, low signal/noise ratio, extremely time consuming technique to a multiplanar …

One hundred patients with degenerative disease of the lumbar spine on whom both
magnetic resonance (MR) and computed tomography (CT)-myelography were performed …

Magnetic resonance can visualize the vertebral bodies, discs, neural structures,
cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), neural foramina, and extradural structures in the sagittal, axial …

Spinal MR imaging is excellent for identifying details of spinal anatomy, including intraspinal
contents, neural foramina, joints, ligaments, intervertebral discs, and bone marrow. Cortical …

Since the first report of wrist imaging by Hinshaw and colleagues in 1979, a broad range of
clinical applications has developed for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in the evaluation …