title: The Degenerative Spine.
abstract: Degenerative disease of the spine is a leading cause of back pain and radiculopathy, and is a frequent indication for spine MR imaging. Disc degeneration, disc protrusion/herniation, discarhtrosis, spinal canal stenosis, and facet joint arthrosis, as well as interspinous processes arthrosis, may require an MR imaging workup. This review presents the MR imaging patterns of these diseases and describes the benefit of the MR imaging in these indications compared with the other imaging modalities like plain radiographs or computed tomography scan.
authors.affiliation: Department of Interventional Neuroradiology, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, 47, Bd de l'Hôpital, Paris 75013, France; Paris VI University, Pierre et Marie Curie, 47, Bd de l'Hôpital, Paris 75013, France. Electronic address: fredclare5@msn.com.
authors.forename: Frédéric
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Clarençon
authors.affiliation: Paris VI University, Pierre et Marie Curie, 47, Bd de l'Hôpital, Paris 75013, France; Department of Diagnostic and Functional Neuroradiology, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, 47, Bd de l'Hôpital, Paris 75013, France.
authors.forename: Bruno
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Law-Ye
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic and Functional Neuroradiology, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, 47, Bd de l'Hôpital, Paris 75013, France.
authors.forename: Peggy
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bienvenot
authors.affiliation: Department of Interventional Neuroradiology, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, 47, Bd de l'Hôpital, Paris 75013, France.
authors.forename: Évelyne
authors.initials: É
authors.lastname: Cormier
authors.affiliation: Department of Interventional Neuroradiology, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, 47, Bd de l'Hôpital, Paris 75013, France; Paris VI University, Pierre et Marie Curie, 47, Bd de l'Hôpital, Paris 75013, France.
authors.forename: Jacques
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chiras
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*; D013131:Spine / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology
keywords: Arthrosis; Degenerative; Herniation; Intervertebral disc; MR imaging; Modic; Spine