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Record Nr.

UNINA9910791025703321

Autore

Ahlawat Shivani

Titolo

MRI Essentials for Spine Surgeons / / by: Khanna, Jay

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Thieme, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

1-63853-327-X

1-60406-878-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (316 p.)

Disciplina

617.5/607548

Soggetti

Spine - Surgery

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

""MRI Essentials for the Spine Specialist""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright""; ""Dedication""; ""Contents""; ""Foreword""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contributors""; ""I Initial Considerations""; ""1 Essentials of MRI Physics and Pulse Sequences""; ""2 Normal Spine MRI Anatomy""; ""3 Common Clinical and Correlative Pain Generators of the Cervical and Lumbosacral Spine""; ""4 A Systematic Approach to the Review of Spine MRI Studies""; ""II Spine""; ""5 The Occipitocervical Junction""; ""6 The Cervical Spine""; ""7 The Lumbar and Thoracic Spine""; ""8 Tumors of the Spine""

""9 MRI of the Pediatric Spine""""III Special Conditions""; ""10 Advanced Techniques in Spine MRI""; ""11 Correlation of MRI with Other Imaging Studies""; ""12 MRI Safety Considerations for the Referring Clinician""; ""Glossary""; ""Index""

Sommario/riassunto

MRI Essentials for the Spine Specialist is a comprehensive textbook that details the complex MRI anatomy of the spine and the spectrum of pathological findings in patients with spinal disorders. Covering basic concepts such as the physics of MRI and normal MRI anatomy of the spine as well as advanced MRI techniques, this book will help clinicians develop a systematic approach to the accurate interpretation of spine MRI studies. Key Features: Region-specific and concept-specific chapters systematically covering what the spine specialist must masterAll chapters written by spine surgeons, interve