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Imaging of the Postoperative Spine, An Issue of Neuroimaging Clinics, E-Book
(2014)
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Abstract
Editor Orlando Ortiz and authors review important areas in Imaging of the Postoperative Spine. Articles will include: Post-operative spine imaging in cancer patients; Minimally invasive spine intervention; Post-vertebral augmentation spine imaging; Imaging of lumbar spine fusion; Motion sparing spine instrumentation; Imaging of spine surgery complications; Post-operative fluid collections; Emerging techniques of post-operative spine imaging, What the spine surgeon needs to know about post-operative spine; Post-operative spine infection evaluation; and more!
Table of Contents
| Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Front Cover | Cover | ||
| Imaging of the\rPostoperative Spine | i | ||
| copyright\r | ii | ||
| Neuroimaging Clinics Of North America\r | iv | ||
| Contributors | v | ||
| Contents | vii | ||
| Foreword | xi | ||
| Preface\r | xiii | ||
| Imaging of Lumbar Spine Fusion | 269 | ||
| Key points | 269 | ||
| Introduction | 269 | ||
| Indications | 270 | ||
| Primary versus secondary fusion | 270 | ||
| Use of hardware | 271 | ||
| Surgical methods | 271 | ||
| Intraoperative imaging | 272 | ||
| Postoperative imaging | 272 | ||
| Postoperative MR Imaging | 272 | ||
| Postoperative CT | 274 | ||
| Fusion assessment | 274 | ||
| MR Imaging | 279 | ||
| CT | 280 | ||
| CT Myelography | 281 | ||
| Long-term surveillance | 281 | ||
| Summary | 283 | ||
| References | 283 | ||
| Motion Preservation Surgery in the Spine | 287 | ||
| Key points | 287 | ||
| Lumbar total disc replacement | 289 | ||
| Cervical total disc replacement | 291 | ||
| Dedication | 293 | ||
| References | 293 | ||
| The Postoperative Spine | 295 | ||
| Key points | 295 | ||
| Introduction | 295 | ||
| Surgical techniques | 295 | ||
| Decompressive Procedures | 295 | ||
| Stabilization and Fusion Procedures | 296 | ||
| Surgical hardware | 296 | ||
| Plates and rods with transpedicular screws | 296 | ||
| Translaminar or facet screws | 297 | ||
| Interbody spacers | 297 | ||
| Fusion—surgical approaches | 297 | ||
| Additional Procedures | 298 | ||
| Vertebral body replacement (corpectomy) | 298 | ||
| Disc arthroplasty | 298 | ||
| Dynamic stabilization devices | 298 | ||
| Evaluation postsurgery | 298 | ||
| Evaluation Following Decompressive Procedures | 298 | ||
| Evaluation After Instrumentation | 300 | ||
| Adjacent segment disease | 301 | ||
| Foreign body | 302 | ||
| General complications | 302 | ||
| Summary | 303 | ||
| References | 303 | ||
| Postoperative Spine Complications | 305 | ||
| Key points | 305 | ||
| Introduction | 305 | ||
| Surgical approaches and specific related complications | 306 | ||
| Cervical Spine Approaches | 306 | ||
| Anterior cervical approach | 306 | ||
| Posterior cervical approach | 306 | ||
| Thoracic Approaches | 308 | ||
| Lumbar Approaches | 308 | ||
| Anterior lumbar approaches | 308 | ||
| Posterior lumbar approaches | 308 | ||
| Lateral and axial interbody fusion | 308 | ||
| Complications of hardware devices and instrumentation | 308 | ||
| Pseudarthrosis | 311 | ||
| Postoperative infection | 311 | ||
| Postoperative hematoma | 312 | ||
| Inflammatory changes and scarring | 313 | ||
| Arachnoiditis | 313 | ||
| Peridural Fibrosis | 315 | ||
| Pseudomeningocele, CSF leak, and intracranial hypotension | 317 | ||
| Complications related to bone graft, recombinant human bone morphogenic protein, and heterotopic bone | 317 | ||
| Recurrent disc herniation | 320 | ||
| Accelerated junctional/adjacent-level disease | 321 | ||
| Remote complications | 322 | ||
| Intracranial Hemorrhage | 322 | ||
| Ophthalmic Complications | 322 | ||
| Summary | 322 | ||
| References | 322 | ||
| Postoperative Spine Imaging in Cancer Patients | 327 | ||
| Key points | 327 | ||
| Introduction | 327 | ||
| Indications for postoperative imaging | 328 | ||
| Imaging protocols | 328 | ||
| MR Imaging | 328 | ||
| Computed Tomography | 329 | ||
| Nuclear Medicine | 329 | ||
| Imaging findings | 329 | ||
| Summary | 334 | ||
| References | 334 | ||
| Post-Vertebral Augmentation Spine Imaging | 337 | ||
| Key points | 337 | ||
| Introduction | 337 | ||
| Vertebral augmentation | 337 | ||
| Reasons for post-VA imaging | 338 | ||
| Post-VA Baseline Imaging | 338 | ||
| Post-VA Imaging for Suspected Complications | 339 | ||
| Cement leakage | 339 | ||
| Pain exacerbation | 341 | ||
| Iatrogenic injury, infection, and bleeding | 341 | ||
| Post-VA Imaging for Evaluation of New Symptoms | 342 | ||
| Post-VA imaging appearance | 342 | ||
| Signal Changes Resulting from the Cement Material | 342 | ||
| Signal Changes in Bone Marrow Surrounding Cement Material | 343 | ||
| Early changes (0–3 months) | 343 | ||
| Intermediate changes (3–6 months) | 343 | ||
| Late changes (6–12 months) | 343 | ||
| MR imaging and contrast enhancement | 343 | ||
| Bright rim sign | 343 | ||
| Changes in Vertebral Size and Morphology | 345 | ||
| Evaluation of new post-VA pain | 346 | ||
| Acknowledgments | 346 | ||
| References | 346 | ||
| Optimized Imaging of the Postoperative Spine | 349 | ||
| Key points | 349 | ||
| Introduction | 349 | ||
| CT | 349 | ||
| Fundamental Factors | 349 | ||
| kVp | 350 | ||
| Iterative reconstruction | 350 | ||
| Slice thickness | 350 | ||
| Advanced techniques | 350 | ||
| DECT | 350 | ||
| Methods | 350 | ||
| Dual Source Imaging | 350 | ||
| Fast Kilovolt Switching | 353 | ||
| Dual-Layer Detector (Sandwiched Layers) | 353 | ||
| Sequential Acquisition (Spin-Spin) | 353 | ||
| Quantum Counting | 353 | ||
| Output | 354 | ||
| MR imaging | 355 | ||
| Introduction | 355 | ||
| Managing Susceptibility | 355 | ||
| MR Imaging Advanced Techniques | 356 | ||
| Frequency Encoding Direction | 356 | ||
| Small Voxel Sizes | 358 | ||
| High Bandwidth | 358 | ||
| Fast/Turbo Spin Echo | 359 | ||
| Issues at 3 T | 359 | ||
| Multispectral imaging | 361 | ||
| Ultrashort time to echo | 361 | ||
| Fat Suppression | 361 | ||
| STIR | 362 | ||
| Chemical Shift Fat Suppression | 362 | ||
| Summary | 363 | ||
| References | 363 | ||
| Imaging and Management of Postoperative Spine Infection | 365 | ||
| Key points | 365 | ||
| Introduction | 365 | ||
| Radiography | 365 | ||
| Computed tomography | 366 | ||
| Ultrasonography | 366 | ||
| Magnetic resonance imaging | 366 | ||
| Nuclear medicine | 366 | ||
| Spondylodiskitis/epidural abscess | 366 | ||
| Paravertebral abscess | 372 | ||
| Summary | 373 | ||
| References | 373 | ||
| Radiologic Evaluation and Management of Postoperative Spine Paraspinal Fluid Collections | 375 | ||
| Key points | 375 | ||
| Introduction | 375 | ||
| Hematoma | 377 | ||
| Seroma | 379 | ||
| Pseudomeningocele | 380 | ||
| Abscess | 385 | ||
| References | 388 | ||
| Index | 391 |