First of All, Let's Start with the Basics: Spinal Imaging Diagnosis

This beginner-friendly text helps radiologists master spinal imaging diagnostic skills, a field often overlooked. In addition to basic knowledge such as image anatomy and imaging techniques important for spinal diagnostic imaging, this book also covers the basic pathology and imaging findings of each disease, allowing radiologists who are not adept at spinal diagnostic imaging to "solidify the basics and then learn how to interpret images accurately."

Table of Contents I. Building the Basics Before Reading Spine Images

Establishing the Basics of Spine and Spinal Cord Anatomy    [Tsutomu Inaoka, Tomoya Nakatsuka]

Examination and Imaging Methods of the Spine and Spinal Cord    [Tamashi Kamishima]

Important Points for Spine and Spinal Cord Examinations    [Tamashi Kamishima]

Establishing the Basics of Spine and Spinal Cord Anatomy    [Hidesuke Kasuya, Tsutomu Inaoka]

Age-Related Changes and Intervertebral Disc Degeneration    [Hajime Fujimoto]

II. Reading Spine and Spinal Cord Images: Focusing on the Basics

1. Common Spinal Diseases and Injuries

Lumbar Spondylosis and Lumbar Spinal Stenosis    [Daisuke Amano]

Spondylolisthesis and Spondylolysis    [Asako Yamamoto]

Cervical Spondylosis    [Naohiro Shuto, Yumiko Kobashi]

Herniated Discs [Eiji Fukuba] Pyogenic Spondylitis/Tuberculous Spondylitis [Wakka Nakata] Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament/Ossification of the Ligamentum Flavum/Diffuse Idiopathic Osteostosis [Takeshi Fukuda] Rheumatoid Arthritis/Spondyloarthritis [Takeshi Fukuda] Calcinosis [Nozomi Ohki, Masataka Kamitani] Osteoporosis, Vertebral Fractures, and Other Metabolic Diseases [Nozomi Ohki, Masataka Kamitani] Spine Tumors (General Overview) [Tsutomu Inaoka] Benign Spinal Tumors/Tumor-Like Lesions [Rumiko Ishikawa, Tsutomu Inaoka] Malignant Spinal Tumors [Miho Okuda] Spine Metastases [Adachi Takuya] Vertebral Deformities, Transitional Vertebrae, and Scoliosis [Nakata Kazuyoshi] Occult and Open Spina Bifida [Mikiko Miyasaka] Traumatic Vertebral Fractures [Hitachi Makoto] 2 Common Spinal Cord Diseases Basics of Spinal Cord Lesions (General Overview) [Yokota Hajime, Mukai Hiroki] Spinal Cord Tumors (Intradural, Epidural, and Intramedullary), Spinal Cord Metastases [Kurokawa Ryo] Myelitis and Radiculitis [Mukai Hiroki, Yokota Hajime] Demyelinating Diseases [Nakatsuka Tomoya, Terada Kazushi] Spinal Hemangioma and Spinal Arteriovenous Fistula [Tagami Shuichi] Epidural Hematoma and Subdural Hematoma [Okazaki Takashi]