Infection and Inflammation
10.1055/b-0034-102689 Infection and Inflammation Disk Space Infection Disk space infection can be hematogenous in origin, or a complication of spine surgery. In the latter, the clinical presentation is usually several…
NEUROLOGICAL IMAGING
Demyelinating Disease
10.1055/b-0034-102666 Demyelinating Disease Multiple Sclerosis MS is still a disease of unknown pathogenesis, although generally viewed as autoimmune in type. Incidence is higher in women, and in Caucasians of Northern…
Vasculitis and Vasculitides
10.1055/b-0034-102663 Vasculitis and Vasculitides Sickle Cell Disease There is a high incidence of infarcts in patients with sickle cell disease, with these commonly watershed in distribution. Clinically silent lesions, ischemic…
Arteriovascular Disease and Ischemia
10.1055/b-0034-102688 Arteriovascular Disease and Ischemia Spinal Dural Arteriovenous Fistulas The type I spinal dural arteriovenous (AV) fistula is the most common vascular malformation of the spine, presenting mostly in older…
Normal Anatomy, Imaging Technique, and Common Variants
10.1055/b-0034-102684 Normal Anatomy, Imaging Technique, and Common Variants Anatomy of the Normal Spine There are seven cervical vertebral bodies and eight cervical nerves. C1 is the atlas, a bony ring….
Soft Tissues of the Neck
10.1055/b-0034-102683 Soft Tissues of the Neck For descriptive purposes on MR and CT, particularly on axial imaging, the neck is divided into spaces. The masticator space contains the muscles of…
Temporal Bone
10.1055/b-0034-102671 Temporal Bone The temporal bone is divided into five parts, which are subsequently described. The squamous portion (1) is anterolateral, forming the upper part of the temporal bone. It…
Paranasal Sinuses, Nasal Cavity, and Face
10.1055/b-0034-102675 Paranasal Sinuses, Nasal Cavity, and Face The roof of the nasal cavity is formed by the cribriform plate and the floor by the hard palate. The olfactory mucosa is…
Salivary Glands
10.1055/b-0034-102680 Salivary Glands The major salivary glands include the parotid, submandibular, and sublingual glands. The parotid gland is artificially divided into deep and superficial lobes by the facial nerve. The…
