title: Imaging modalities for evaluation of the spine.
abstract: The spine can be evaluated by a number of different imaging modalities. Although magnetic resonance imaging has assumed the dominant role in the diagnosis of spinal disease, the individual clinical situation still determines the procedure of choice. This review discusses the different imaging techniques and their currently accepted indications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of California, San Diego Medical Center.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bates
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ruggieri
mesh_terms: D000792:Angiography; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D006801:Humans; D007403:Intervertebral Disc / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009192:Myelography; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography