A review of radiographic differential diagnosis of common degenerative spinal disorders.
Radiographic criteria for the diagnosis of degenerative spinal conditions is discussed and reviewed. Pathophysiological aspects are correlated with plain film radiography and Multiplanar Reconstructive Computerized Tomography to provide the practitioner with information relative to better diagnostic capabilities when dealing with common spinal disorders.
D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010007:Osteochondritis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011379:Prognosis; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013128:Spinal Osteophytosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013130:Spinal Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed