title: Post-vertebral augmentation spine imaging.
abstract: Although imaging plays a critical role and has become an integral part in preprocedure evaluation of osteoporotic patients at risk of compression fracture, many treated patients undergo follow-up imaging, for reasons ranging from potential procedure-related complications to development of new symptoms after initial improvement after successful vertebral augmentation (VA). Although imaging is frequently obtained for evaluation of these patients, there is a general lack of knowledge about imaging characteristics of treated vertebrae. This article reviews various indications for post-VA imaging, the appearance of augmented spine on imaging, and the important complications associated with the VA procedure.
authors.affiliation: The Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Johns Hopkins Hospital, 1800 Orleans Street, Bloomberg 7218, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA. Electronic address: skathur2@jhmi.edu.
authors.forename: Sudhir
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kathuria
mesh_terms: D005119:Extravasation of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Materials / Q000175:diagnosis; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D050815:Fractures, Compression / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007049:Iatrogenic Disease; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D019904:Polymethyl Methacrylate / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D012008:Recurrence; D012086:Reoperation; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D054854:Vertebroplasty / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D019904:Polymethyl Methacrylate
keywords: Cement leakage; Compression fracture; Post vertebroplasty imaging; Vertebral augmentation