title: Magnetic resonance assessment of the postoperative spine. Degenerative disc disease.
abstract: The magnetic resonance (MR) imaging findings in patients after surgery for degenerative disc disease in the lumbar and cervical spine are discussed. In the lumbar spine, changes seen in the immediate postoperative period, use of Gd-DTPA in distinguishing scar and disc and postoperative complications are reviewed. In the cervical spine, operative approaches and types, the appearance of bony stenosis, and disc herniations are demonstrated.
authors.affiliation: Division of Radiology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Ohio.
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Ross
mesh_terms: D001100:Arachnoiditis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D001416:Back Pain / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D015299:Discitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007403:Intervertebral Disc / Q000473:pathology; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011859:Radiography; D012008:Recurrence; D013130:Spinal Stenosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D013131:Spine / Q000473:pathology