Written by recognized experts, this volume is a comprehensive reference on the use of advanced imaging techniques in the diagnosis and management of spinal trauma. In one cohesive source, the book brings together information on state-of-the-art clinical imaging - including multidetector CT and high-field MRI techniques - and the pathophysiology, neurologic evaluation, medical management, surgical treatment, and postoperative assessment of spine trauma and spinal cord injury. Also included are cutting-edge reviews of experimental imaging techniques and their applications and experimental therapies such as neurotransplantation. More than 700 illustrations - including 180 in full color - complement the text.
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Introduction Eric D. Schwartz and Adam Flanders Mechanisms and Classifications of Spinal Injury William Morrison Pathophysiology of Spinal Cord Injury Timothy Himes Neurologic Evaluation and Treatment Anthony Burns, Ralph Marino and John Ditunno Surgical Treatment of Spinal Injury James Harrop Controversies in Imaging of Spinal Injury C. Craig Blackmore and Ken F. Linnau Plain Film Radiography and CT of the Cervical Spine: Part I. Normal Anatomy and Spinal Injury Identification Alejandro Zuluaga and Diego B. Nunez, Jr. Plain Film Radiography and CT of the Cervical Spine: Part II. Classification and Subtypes of Spinal Injury Alejandro Zuluaga and Diego B. Nunez, Jr. MRI of Acute Spinal Injury Eric D. Schwartz and Adam Flanders MRI of Acute Spinal Cord Injury Adam Flanders Pediatric Spinal Injury Avrum Pollack Imaging of Post Operative Spine Ashwini Sharan Imaging of the Previously Injured Spinal Cord Steven Falcone Experimental Therapies for Spinal Cord Injury Marion Murray Experimental Techniques of Spinal Imaging Eric D. Schwartz
