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Diagnostic Imaging of Degenerative Spine Diseases: The Technical Approach

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The assessment of spinal degenerative diseases with diagnostic imaging – as well as other fields of application – has seen remarkable development with technological progress, in particular regarding computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Only 20 years ago, conventional radiography was considered the basis of degenerative spine diagnostic imaging and we proceeded to second-line investigations choosing between CT and MRI based on radiographic findings and clinical evidence. Today, the situation has changed radically thanks to the greater availability of CT and MRI, the relative cost reduction, and the greater scanning speed.

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  1. Department of Bioimaging and Radiological Sciences, Institute of Radiology, Catholic University, Rome, Italy

    Cesare Colosimo MD, Marco Pileggi MD, Alessandro Pedicelli MD & Alessandro Maria Costantini MD

  2. Department of Bioimaging and Radiological Sciences, Nuclear Medicine Institute, Catholic University, Rome, Italy

    Germano Perotti MD

  3. Department of Bio-Imaging, Radiology/Neuroradiology Institute – Nuclear Medicine Institute, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Polyclinic A Gemelli, School of Medicine, Largo A Gemelli 8, Rome, 00168, Italy

    Germano Perotti MD

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Colosimo, C., Pileggi, M., Pedicelli, A., Perotti, G., Costantini, A.M. (2014). Diagnostic Imaging of Degenerative Spine Diseases: The Technical Approach. In: Menchetti, P. (eds) Minimally Invasive Surgery of the Lumbar Spine. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-5280-4_2

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