Facet Abnormality, Non-Traumatic Lubdha M. Shah, MD DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS Common Normal Variant Facet Tropism Facet Arthropathy Facet Synovial Cyst Tumor Destruction Metastases, Lytic Osseous Lymphoma Multiple Myeloma Less Common Rheumatoid…
Extradural Lesion, No Enhancement Julia Crim, MD DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS Common Nonbony Stenosis, Acquired Spinal, Lumbar Facet Joint Synovial Cyst Hematoma, Epidural-Subdural Sequestered Disc Fragment Perineural Root Sleeve Cyst Pseudomeningocele Arachnoid…
Vertebral Endplate Signal Abnormality Jeffrey S. Ross, MD DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS Common Degenerative Endplate Changes Schmorl Node Pyogenic Osteomyelitis Wedge Compression Fracture Post-Treatment Post-Operative Infection Post-Operative Instability Post-Operative Degenerative Endplate Changes…
Vertebral Body Thickened Bony Trabeculae Lubdha M. Shah, MD DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS Common Hemangioma Paget Disease Osteoporosis Less Common Fibrous Dysplasia Plasmacytoma Rare but Important Metastases, Blastic Osseous Lymphoma ESSENTIAL INFORMATION…
Vertebral Endplate Contour Abnormality Julia Crim, MD DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS Common Schmorl Node Degenerative Endplate Changes Limbus Vertebra Anterior Compression Fracture Lateral Compression Fracture Scheuermann Disease Osteomyelitis, Pyogenic Sickle Cell Less…
Fracture, Posterior Element Julia Crim, MD DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS Common Cervical Hyperextension Injury, Cervical Burst Fracture, Cervical Hangman’s C2 Fracture Lateral Flexion Injury, Cervical Jefferson C1 Fracture Burst Fracture, C2 Clay…
Vertebral Body Sclerosis, Focal Bryson Borg, MD DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS Common Bone Island Hemangioma Degenerative Endplate Changes Metastases, Blastic Osseous Insufficiency Fracture, Pedicle Vertebroplasty/Kyphoplasty Compression Fracture Less Common Chronic Osteomyelitis Early…
CVJ Abnormality, General Julia Crim, MD DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS Common Bone Trauma Odontoid Fracture, C2 Burst Fracture, C2 Hangman’s Fracture, C2 Jefferson C1 Fracture Occipital Condyle Fracture Os Odontoideum Congenital Neural…
Vertebral Body, T1 Hypointense Signal, Focal Bryson Borg, MD DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS Common Basivertebral Vein Schmorl Node Bone Island Hemangioma (Atypical) Fracture Surgical Material Metallic Hardware Bone Cement Osteomyelitis, Pyogenic Osteomyelitis,…
Pedicle Abnormality Bryson Borg, MD DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS Common Congenitally Short Pedicles Stress Reaction Trauma Thinning/Remodeling from Intraspinal or Transforaminal Mass Schwannoma Neurofibroma Perineural Root Sleeve Cyst Arachnoid Cyst Dural Dysplasia…
