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Review
. 2016 Aug;24(3):495-513.
doi: 10.1016/j.mric.2016.04.008.

The Degenerative Spine

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Review

The Degenerative Spine

Frédéric Clarençon et al. Magn Reson Imaging Clin N Am. 2016 Aug.

Abstract

Degenerative disease of the spine is a leading cause of back pain and radiculopathy, and is a frequent indication for spine MR imaging. Disc degeneration, disc protrusion/herniation, discarhtrosis, spinal canal stenosis, and facet joint arthrosis, as well as interspinous processes arthrosis, may require an MR imaging workup. This review presents the MR imaging patterns of these diseases and describes the benefit of the MR imaging in these indications compared with the other imaging modalities like plain radiographs or computed tomography scan.

Keywords: Arthrosis; Degenerative; Herniation; Intervertebral disc; MR imaging; Modic; Spine.

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