Imaging and therapy of degenerative spine diseases--a neurosurgeon's view.
Diagnostic imaging and therapy of degenerative spine disease are presented from a neurosurgical standpoint. No single image modality is considered to be the solution to the wide variety of pathology. We caution against the overestimation of MRI. An individualised, patient- and problem-oriented, surgical approach is advocated.
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Neurochirurgische Klinik, Zentralklinikum Augsburg, Germany.
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D017586:Diskectomy; D006801:Humans; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009192:Myelography; D013123:Spinal Fusion; D013130:Spinal Stenosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed