10.1055/b-0034-102687 Degenerative Disease Degenerative Spinal Stenosis Degenerative spinal stenosis can be central, subarticular (lateral recess) in location (the space between the posterior margin of vertebral body and the anterior margin…
10.1055/b-0034-102685 Congenital Disease Congenital Spinal Stenosis No measurements are absolute; however, AP dimensions of the spinal canal less than 10 mm in the cervical region ( Fig. 3.14 ) and…
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…
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…
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….
10.1055/b-0035-121593 3.1 Mono- and Bisegmental Changes 3.1.1 Case 17 (Fig. 3.1) Fig. 3.1 a–e Unexplained findings on MRI in a 65-year-old woman. Case description Referring physician: radiologist. Prior history and…
10.1055/b-0035-121594 3.2 Oligo- and Multisegmental Changes 3.2.1 Case 27 (Fig. 3.18) Fig. 3.18 a–d Calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease (CPPD)? Chondrocalcinosis? Case description Referring physician: orthopedist. Prior history and clinical question:…
10.1055/b-0035-121595 3.3 Diseases of Spinal Entheses and Joints 3.3.1 Case 39 (Fig. 3.36) Fig. 3.36 a–i Spondylitis or metastases? Case description Referring physicians: orthopedist and rheumatologist. Prior history and clinical…
