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Imaging Tumours of the Spine and Spinal Cord

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Spine and spinal cord tumours are rare (Osborn 1994; Sze 1996). Still, these tumours are often found in younger patients or children and should be properly identified. Early diagnosis plays an important role in the management of spinal cord tumours and will interfere with the pro gnosis and final outcome of the patient (BalÈriaux 1999). Plain X-ray still has an important role to play providing a first overview of the spine including an easy dynamic approach of the spine. CT remains the imaging modality of choice for the evaluation of the bony vertebral structures but is of limited diagnostic value in the case of intramedullary pathology. MRI should be performed as so on as possible and firstly whenever an intrinsic spinal cord lesion is clinically suspected. Systematic analysis of the MR images together with a basic knowledge of the most common spinal cord tumours encountered eases early recognition of the disease and leads to appropriate treatment (BalÈriaux et al. 1999; Zileli et al. 1996).

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    Daniëlle BalÉriaux MD, PhD, Fatima Rio MD & Philippe David MD

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BalÉriaux, D., Rio, F., David, P. (2001). Imaging Tumours of the Spine and Spinal Cord. In: Demaerel, P. (eds) Recent Advances in Diagnostic Neuroradiology. Medical Radiology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-56662-2_27

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