Few tasks in imaging are more challenging than that of optimizing evaluations of the instrumented spine. The authors describe how applying fundamental and more advanced principles to postoperative spine computed…
Although imaging plays a critical role and has become an integral part in preprocedure evaluation of osteoporotic patients at risk of compression fracture, many treated patients undergo follow-up imaging, for…
Primary or metastatic spine tumors can present with pain and/or neurologic compromise depending on their location within the spinal axis. Metastases and multiple myeloma comprise most of these lesions. Management…
Key points • An awareness of the preoperative imaging, the surgical technique and history, and the set of clinical problems and imaging findings most likely to occur at specific postoperative…
Key points • Imaging of the postoperative spine and associated complications is a common clinical scenario for the radiologist; however, despite advanced imaging techniques and better spatial resolution, this remains…
A. Orlando Ortiz, MD, MBA, FACR, Editor The very mention of postoperative spine imaging and evaluation precipitates eye rolling among my colleagues. It is one of those areas in radiology…
Knowledge of relevant anatomy and underlying mechanisms of traumatic injury is essential for understanding the radiologic findings in craniofacial trauma and their clinical importance. Craniofacial anatomy is diverse, and as…
Key points • Skull base fractures are managed based on associated intracranial injury and complications, including vascular and cranial nerve injury and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak. • Anterior cranial fossa…
Significant progress has been made recently in the recognition, screening, diagnosis, and treatment of blunt cerebrovascular vascular injury (BCVI). Although controversy still exists as to optimal screening algorithms and best…
In many respects, craniofacial trauma in children is akin to that in adults. The appearance of fractures and associated injuries is frequently similar. However, the frequencies of different types of…
