Resonancia magnética de la columna vertebral en el dolor lumbar de forma fácil

1. Basic Principles of MRI ………………………………….. 1
• Disadvantages of MRI (compared to CT scan) 5
• Advantages of MRI 5
2. Relevant Anatomy ……………………………………………. 7
3. Normal MRI of Lumbar Spine ……………………… 11
• Normal Disc 13
4. MR Examination of Lumbar Spine ………………. 15
• Normal Lumbar Spine 18
• Normal MR Myelography 22
5. Lumbar Spinal Diseases …………………………………. 25
• Lumbar Spondylosis 26
• Discussion 26
• Spondylolisthesis 28
• Discussion 28
• Findings 29
• Spondylolysis 31
• Discussion 32
• Disc Degeneration 35
• Discussion 35
• Disc Bulging 37
• Discussion 38
• Annular Tear (Example 1) 40
• Annular Tear 41
• Annular Tear (Example 2) 42
• Discussion 43
• Disc Herniation 45
• Significance 45
• Disc Herniation—Terminology 46
• Chronic Disc Herniation 47
• Disc Herniation—Locations 48
• Degrees of Disc Herniation into the Spinal Canal 50
• Disc Herniation and Nerve Root Compression—Grading 51
• Grade 0 52
• Grade 1 53
• Grade 2 54
• Grade 3 55
• Disc Herniation—Protrusion-central (Example 1) 56
• Discussion 60
• Disc Herniation—Protrusion-postero-Lateral
(Example 1) 62
• Discussion 66
• Disc Herniation—Extrusion 68
• Discussion 70
• Disc Herniation—Sequestration 71
• Discussion 73
• Disc Herniation-intravertebral Schmorl’s Node 75
• Limbus Vertebra 77
• Summary of Disc Herniation 78
• Vertebral Endplate Changes 80
• Burst Fracture 83
• Discussion 84
• Spinal Tuberculosis—Cold Abscess (Example 1) 86
• Discussion 87
• Spinal Tuberculosis 89
• Key Findings 89
• Spinal Tuberculosis (Example 2) 91
• Pyogenic Spondylitis 92
• Discussion 93
• Vertebral Tumor—Hemangioma 97
• Discussion 98
• Vertebral Tumor—Lymphoma 99
• Discussion 100
• Vertebral Secondaries—An Overview 101
• Spinal Tumor—Vertebral Secondaries from Lung 104
x MRI FOR THE LOW BACKACHE MADE EASY
• Spinal Tumor—Vertebral Secondaries 105
• Vertebral Secondaries—Ivory Secondary 106
• Ivory Vertebra 106
• Vertebral Secondaries—Prostate Secondary 108
• Spinal Cord Trauma 109
• Spinal Cord Inflammations Transverse Myelitis 113
• Spinal Cord Inflammation 116
• Arachnoiditis 116
• Spinal Tumors—An Overview 118
• Spinal Tumors—Location a Guide 122
• Spinal Tumors—Examples 122
• Spinal Tumor 123
• Intramedullary—Ependymoma 123
• Discussion 124
• Extramedullary/Intradural (Example 1) 126
• Arachnoid Cyst 126
• Discussion 127
• Extramedullary/Intradural (Example 2) Meningioma 129
• Schwannoma (Example 3) 131
• Extradural Schwannoma 135
• Spinal Tumor—Extramedullary/Extradural—Chordoma 139
• Discussion 140
• Spinal Stenosis 142
• Discussion 143
• Osteoporosis 145
• Discussion 145
• Postoperative Spine 147
• Discussion 151
• Facet Joint Arthritis 154
• Discussion 154
• Facet Joint Cyst 157
• Discussion 158
Index …………………………………………………………………… 161