Author:
Chang Connie Y.,Pathria Mini N.
Abstract
AbstractSpine trauma is a common indication for diagnostic imaging, and there has been a gradual shift to using cross-sectional imaging techniques for screening and evaluating the injured spine, particularly in elderly patients where radiography can be challenging. The classification of spinal injuries has evolved in the past decades to rely on a combination of fracture morphology as defined by diagnostic imaging in conjunction with the clinical presentation to stratify patients to determine optimal management. Radiologists need to be familiar with these classification systems, which rely heavily on imaging findings using CT and MRI, to accurately describe spinal injury.
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
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