Spinal imaging.
The application of magnetic resonance imaging has changed the evaluation of most disorders of the spinal axis. Contrast agents improve lesion conspicuousness and new sequences decrease both imaging time and artifacts. Myelography, computed tomography, and angiography continue to have well-defined, albeit limited, roles in spinal imaging.
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Yale University School of Medicine, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, New Haven, CT 06510.
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