Advanced MRI Methods
Fig. 5.1 An example of high-resolution CE-MRA in a patient with a spinal dural arteriovenous fistula (SDAVF, more details are given in Chap. 19): a centromedullary edema with faint enhancement…
Myelography and Post-myelographic CT
Fig. 8.1 (a–f) Waist-like contrast medium filling defect at level L2/3 (a), accentuated in upright position (b) due to degenerative lumbar spinal canal stenosis (arrow) in a patient suffering from…
Structures of the Spinal Canal
Fig. 3.1 Lateral extensions of the dura, myelography with coronal and axial reformats (a, b) and axial T2w (c). The lateral extensions of the dura are the dural sleeves containing…
CSF Dynamics
Fig. 6.1 CSF flow study in a 31-year-old patient with normal findings. The gradient-echo image (b) contains anatomical information on static tissues (compare with the T2-weighted image a). The phase-contrast…
Gray Matter Diseases of the Spinal Cord
Fig. 17.1 T2-weighted transaxial (a) and coronal (b) imaging of the upper cervical spine shows marked atrophy, and there is extensive hyperintense gray matter signal. Note CSF flow artifact surrounding…
Contrast-Enhanced MR Myelography
Fig. 7.1 Young female with symptoms of spontaneous intracranial hypotension. Sagittal T1-weighted image with spectral fat suppression (a) after intrathecal application of contrast agent shows accumulation of CSF (bright) in…
Introduction
© Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2015Elke Hattingen, Stefan Weidauer, Matthias Setzer, Johannes C. Klein and Frank Vrionis (eds.)Diseases of the Spinal Cord10.1007/978-3-642-54209-1_1 1. Introduction Friedhelm E. Zanella1 , Helmuth Steinmetz2 and Volker Seifert2 (1) Institute for Neuroradiology, Goethe-University, Schleusenweg 2-16, D-60528 Frankfurt, Germany (2) Department…
Tissue Sparing Posterior Cervical Indirect Decompression and Fusion in Foraminal Stenosis
Fig. 11.1 DTRAX Cervical Cage in three configurations The DTRAX Cervical Cage is compatible with a variety of retractors and instrument sets, including DTRAX Spinal System. Figure 11.2 shows many…
Diagnostic Imaging in the Degenerative Diseases of the Cervical Spine
Fig. 3.1 Age-related disk modifications, d isk bulging and disk herniation shown on sagittal FSE T2 images. Patient 1 (a) Minimal disk dehydration at C3-4 level (arrow), as demonstrated by…
Biomechanical Engineering in Choice of Different Stiffness Material
Fig. 14.1 Vertebral plateau Vagueness exists over the load sharing between the endplate and the cancellous bone underneath. According to White and Panjabi [4] the endplate may contribute 45–75 %….
