Table of Contents

Preface; 1. Overview of vertebral injuries; 2. Anatomic considerations; 3. Biomechanical considerations; 4. Imaging of vertebral trauma: a. Indications and controversies; 5. Imaging of vertebral trauma: a. Radiography, computer tomography, and myelography; 6. Imaging of vertebral trauma: a. Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging Bryan S. Smith and Richard H. Daffner; 7. Mechanisms of injury and their 'fingerprints'; 8. Radiologic 'footprints' of vertebral injury: the ABCS; 9. Vertebral injuries in children Geetika Khanna and Georges Y. El-Khoury; 10. Vertebral stability and instability; 11. Normal variants and pseudofractures; Bibliography; Index.

Promotional Information

This landmark text for imaging spinal cord and vertebral injuries provides an in-depth discussion of all imaging modalities.

About the Author

Richard H. Daffner MD, FACR, is Professor of Radiological Sciences, Drexel University College of Medicine and Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.

Reviews

Review of the second edition: 'It is particularly useful to the radiologist in training and it is my recommendation as the one book to read or own.' V. Cassar-Pullicino, European Radiology