Lumbar Spinal Imaging in Radicular Pain and Related Conditions

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Wilmink, Jan T. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2010.
• Θέματα: Medicine.; Radiology.; Neuroradiology.; Neurology.; Neurosurgery.; Medicine & Public Health.; Imaging / Radiology.

There is general agreement that lumbosacral nerve root compression is a prime factor in the pathogenesis of sciatica and neurogenic claudication, although humoral and vascular factors certainly play a role as well. This book focuses on imaging of the various ways in which nerve root compression can...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• The Nature of Radicular Pain and Related Conditions
• Imaging Techniques for the Lumbar Spine: Conventional Radiology, Computed Tomography; Magnetic Resonance Imaging
• Normal Anatomy
• Pathologic Anatomy and Mechanisms of Nerve Root Compression
• Spinal Imaging in Relation to Surgical Therapy: Pre- and Post-Operative.