{ Back pain imaging MS3 radiology August 2014
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CT myelogram
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Anatomy From Wiltse LL, Berger PE, McCulloch JA. A system for reporting the size and location of lesions of the spine. Spine 1997;22:1534–7; with permission.)
Normal CT myelo and MRI
Disc Bulge Disc herniation Disc protrusion Disc extrusion Disc herniation
Disc herniation subarticular Spinal canal stenosis – What are two common causes Stenosis
Bartynski AJNR Mar 2003
Foraminal stenosis What are two common causes Foraminal stenosis -
Discectomy & laminectomy Spinal Fusion Surgery