Czervionke: Imaging Painful Spine Disorders (Expert Consult Series)

Our primary goal in writing this book was to provide a readily accessible reference guide describing the imaging appearance of the major conditions that cause back pain. This book deals with common and some not so common disorders that cause back pain, with emphasis on the imaging appearance of disorders that are associated with spine pain.

The book is organized into two major sections: Normal Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging Anatomy, and Painful Spine Disorders. An illustrated chapter is also included on the nomenclature currently used to describe the various types of disc herniations. The anatomic sections of the book include normal CT and MR images of the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine as well as the sacrum. Representative cross-sectional images are presented in these anatomic areas in axial, sagittal, and coronal planes.

The clinical disorder section of the book is divided into chapters. Each chapter topic is introduced by an actual clinical case of a patient with a given disorder who presents with back pain. Each chapter includes a brief description of the clinical presentation, imaging findings, and clinical course when relevant. The case studies illustrate the imaging presentation of these patients with back pain. A detailed description of the disorder, including relevant clinical and pathologic information, follows. Also included in each chapter is specific information about the imaging appearance of the particular pain-producing condition, emphasizing the radiographic, CT, and MR appearance, and a differential diagnosis with imaging examples.

The images pertaining to the case presentations are the first set in each clinical disorder chapter. They are followed by additional relevant images of the same or other patients with the same condition. These additional images are used to emphasize the range of imaging features possible for the particular topic being discussed. Images of the disorders in the differential diagnosis are also included if available or relevant.

Following the imaging features in each chapter is a brief discussion or listing of the major treatment options currently available for the particular disorder being presented. This book is not intended to provide an exhaustive discussion of all treatment options for back pain but rather is a practical guide that can be used to aid in the diagnosis of pain-producing spine and paraspinal disorders. Hopefully this information will be helpful in formulating a treatment plan for the patient with back pain.

Carefully selected references are included at the end of each chapter. We have chosen these references because we believe they supplement the information presented in the chapter discussions and provide the reader with a starting point for more detailed investigation regarding a particular pathophysiologic feature, clinical presentation, or imaging finding mentioned in the chapter. References are also included for the disorders described in the differential diagnostic section of each chapter.

We have tried to include all the major categories of disorders that are associated with back pain and have recognizable imaging findings. However, not every disorder that can potentially produce back pain is discussed. We believe this book does provide a useful working reference guide for those physicians who diagnose and treat patients with back pain on a daily basis. Our hope is that this book will be a valuable resource for all physicians involved with the diagnosis and treatment of back pain.

-- Leo F. Czervionke and Douglas S. Fenton --

Key Features

• Access representative cross-sectional images of the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine, as well as the sacrum, in axial, sagittal, and coronal planes, to understand the imaging appearance of healthy anatomy prior to diagnosis.
• Get a complete explanation of each clinical disorder, including a detailed description of the condition, as well as relevant clinical and pathological information, to help make a more accurate diagnosis.
• Broaden your recognition of imaging features with case studies that often include additional images of other patients with the same condition, to emphasize the range of features possible for the area being discussed.
• Keep your memory fresh with the current nomenclature of various types of disc herniations, listed in a separate, illustrated chapter, and get a brief overview of the major treatment options currently available for each particular disorder.

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Contents

Section I - Normal Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging Anatomy

• CHAPTER 1 - Cervical Spine Anatomy
• CHAPTER 2 - Thoracic Spine Anatomy
• CHAPTER 3 - Lumbar Spine Anatomy
• CHAPTER 4 - Sacral Anatomy
• CHAPTER 5 - Nomenclature for Lumbar Disc Disease

Section II - Painful Spine Disorders

• CHAPTER 6 - Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
• CHAPTER 7 - Aneurysmal Bone Cyst
• CHAPTER 8 - Ankylosing Spondylitis
• CHAPTER 9 - Arachnoid Cyst
• CHAPTER 10 - Arachnoiditis
• CHAPTER 11 - Arteriovenous Fistula
• CHAPTER 12 - Atlantoaxial Rotatory Fixation
• CHAPTER 13 - Burst Fracture
• CHAPTER 14 - Cauda Equina Syndrome
• CHAPTER 15 - Chiari Type I Malformation
• CHAPTER 16 - Chordoma
• CHAPTER 17 - Degenerative Disc Disease
• CHAPTER 18 - Degenerative Discogenic Vertebral Endplate Disease
• CHAPTER 19 - Diastematomyelia
• CHAPTER 20 - Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis
• CHAPTER 21 - Disc Herniation—Foraminal
• CHAPTER 22 - Disc Herniation—Lumbar
• CHAPTER 23 - Disc Herniation
• CHAPTER 24 - Disc Herniation and Spondylosis—Cervical
• CHAPTER 25 - Disc Herniation—Thoracic
• CHAPTER 26 - Traumatic Disc Herniation—Adolescent
• CHAPTER 27 - Traumatic Disc Herniation—Adult
• CHAPTER 28 - Epidural Abscess
• CHAPTER 29 - Epidural Hematoma
• CHAPTER 30 - Epidural Lipomatosis
• CHAPTER 31 - Epidural and Vertebral Metastases
• CHAPTER 32 - Ewing's Sarcoma
• CHAPTER 33 - Atlantoaxial Facet Osteoarthritis
• CHAPTER 34 - Facet Osteoarthritis and Synovitis—Cervical
• CHAPTER 35 - Facet Osteoarthritis and Synovitis—Lumbar
• CHAPTER 36 - Giant Cell Tumor
• CHAPTER 37 - Hangman's Fracture
• CHAPTER 38 - Inflammatory Polyneuropathy of the Cauda Equina
• CHAPTER 39 - Interspinous Bursitis (Baastrup's Disease)
• CHAPTER 40 - Intrathecal Radiculitis
• CHAPTER 41 - Lateral Recess Stenosis
• CHAPTER 42 - Leptomeningeal Metastasis
• CHAPTER 43 - Lipoma
• CHAPTER 44 - Longus Colli Tendinitis
• CHAPTER 45 - Lymphadenopathy
• CHAPTER 46 - Malignant (Pathologic) Vertebral Fracture
• CHAPTER 47 - Meningioma
• CHAPTER 48 - Multiple Myeloma
• CHAPTER 49 - Myelitis
• CHAPTER 50 - Myxopapillary Ependymoma
• CHAPTER 51 - Neurofibromatosis
• CHAPTER 52 - Os Odontoideum
• CHAPTER 53 - Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament
• CHAPTER 54 - Osteoblastoma
• CHAPTER 55 - Osteochondroma
• CHAPTER 56 - Osteomyelitis and Discitis (Spondylodiscitis)
• CHAPTER 57 - Osteosarcoma—Vertebral
• CHAPTER 58 - Paget Disease
• CHAPTER 59 - Post Radiation Effects
• CHAPTER 60 - Retropharyngeal Abscess
• CHAPTER 61 - Rheumatoid Arthritis
• CHAPTER 62 - Sacral Insufficiency Fracture
• CHAPTER 63 - Sacroiliitis
• CHAPTER 64 - Schmorl's Node
• CHAPTER 65 - Intradural Schwannoma
• CHAPTER 66 - Lumbar Scoliosis
• CHAPTER 67 - Spinal Cord Cavernous Angioma
• CHAPTER 68 - Spinal Cord Glioma
• CHAPTER 69 - Spinal Cord Infarction
• CHAPTER 70 - Spinal Cord Metastasis
• CHAPTER 71 - Spinal Stenosis
• CHAPTER 72 - Spinal Stenosis
• CHAPTER 73 - Spondylolisthesis
• CHAPTER 74 - Spondylolysis
• CHAPTER 75 - Synovial Cyst
• CHAPTER 76 - Syringomyelia
• CHAPTER 77 - Tarlov Cyst
• CHAPTER 78 - Tethered Spinal Cord
• CHAPTER 79 - Vertebral Osteophytosis (Spondylosis Deformans)

About the Authors

• Leo F. Czervionke, M.D., Associate Professor of Radiology, Mayo Medical School, Mayo Clinic Florida, Jacksonville, Florida.
• Douglas S. Fenton, M.D., Assistant Professor of Radiology, Mayo Medical School, Mayo Clinic Florida, Jacksonville, Florida.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 672 pages
• Publisher: Saunders; 1 Har/Psc edition (2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1416029044
• ISBN-13: 978-1416029045
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.9 x 1.2 inches

List Price: $149.00