Lumbar spine imaging - Normal variants, imaging pitfalls, and artifacts

Authors
Tehranzadeh, J Andrews, C Wong, E
Citation
J. Tehranzadeh et al., Lumbar spine imaging - Normal variants, imaging pitfalls, and artifacts, RAD CLIN NA, 38(6), 2000, pp. 1207
Citations number
134
Categorie Soggetti
Radiology ,Nuclear Medicine & Imaging","Medical Research Diagnosis & Treatment
Journal title
RADIOLOGIC CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA
ISSN journal
00338389 → ACNP
Volume
38
Issue
6
Year of publication
2000
Database
ISI
SICI code
0033-8389(200011)38:6<1207:LSI-NV>2.0.ZU;2-T
Abstract
Accurate recognition and reporting of spine abnormalities on MRI requires k nowledge of normal anatomy and its variants. This article deals with common normal variants, points out pitfalls which may be sources of errors in int erpretation and describes imaging artifacts which are essential to be recog nized and not mistaken for true pathologies.