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MRI plays an important role in the diagnosis of spinal pathologies, including trauma, degenerative changes, arthropathies, infection, and tumors. An understanding of MRI, including basic physic principles, standard imaging protocols, and advanced sequences is important for proper interpretation and for ensuring the correct study is performed to best answer the clinical question.

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    Vishal Desai & Jehan Ghany

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  1. Division of Musculoskeletal Radiology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    William B. Morrison

  2. Department of Radiology and Imaging, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, USA

    John A. Carrino

  3. Division of Neuroradiology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    Adam E. Flanders

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Desai, V., Ghany, J. (2020). MRI Protocol. In: Morrison, W., Carrino, J., Flanders, A. (eds) MRI of the Spine. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-43627-8_1

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