Magnetic resonance imaging of the spine in bone dysplasias and related disorders.
This article discusses the role of magnetic resonance imaging in orthopedic and neurosurgical complications of the spine in developmental disease of bone. The importance of a basic knowledge of spinal deformities in dysplasias and related disorders is stressed, and on the basis of a simple classification, a differential diagnostic list for each category is presented and illustrated with some common disorders.
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Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
D001848:Bone Diseases, Developmental / Q000145:classification / Q000473:pathology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D013131:Spine / Q000473:pathology*