Fig. 8.1 Lateral non-subtracted and subtracted angiograms (a, b) show the course of anterior spinal artery (white arrows) emerging from the cisternal segment of the vertebral artery and descending on…
Fig. 3.1 “Bull’s eye” technique with fluoroscopic guidance: based on a desired anatomical access (in this case right pedicular access to the vertebral body) (a), the fluoroscopic unit is rotated…
Algorithm 1 Algorithm 2 Initial imaging usually consists of plain radiography. This is not very sensitive mainly because of the poor two-dimensional tissue separation due to the complex three-dimensional anatomy…
(1) Department of Diagnostic and Molecular Imaging, Interventional Radiology and Radiation Therapy, University “Tor Vergata”, Viale Oxford, 81, Rome, 00133, Italy 7.1 Introduction Primary spinal tumors are relatively rare,…
Fig. 6.1 Two cases of sacral fragment dislocation related to misdiagnosis. In patient on the left (a), the S4–S5 body of the sacrum has been dislocated anteriorly, due to the…
Fig. 4.1 2DMPR coronal reconstruction confirmed needle placement within the lesion Fig. 4.2 2DMPR sagittal reconstruction Preoperative planning requires radiographic studies to define fracture anatomy and assess posterior vertebral body…
Fig. 5.1 (a–b) Male, 55 years old, affected by traumatic vertebral compression fracture at L1 level (Magerl A1 Fracture) treated by Spine Jack device. (c–h) PA and LL fluoroscopic control after…
© Springer International Publishing AG 2017Luigi Manfrè (ed.)Vertebral LesionsNew Procedures in Spinal Interventional Neuroradiologyhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-52634-8_2 2. Biomechanics of Vertebral Fracture Cari M. Whyne1, 2 , Stewart McLachlin1, Mikhail Burke1 and Michael Hardisty1 (1) Orthopaedic Biomechanics Laboratory, Holland Musculoskeletal Program, Sunnybrook Research…
