title: Congenital anomalies of lumbosacral spine: A pictorial review.
abstract: Congenital malformations of the lumbosacral spine include spinal dysraphism and caudal anomalies. Most often, these malformations are discovered prenatally or in early infancy, but some are not diagnosed until late childhood or adulthood. The purpose of this pictorial review is to illustrate the multi-modality imaging characteristics in these complex anomalies and to provide a systematic radiological approach aiming at improving diagnostic accuracy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.
authors.forename: Lena
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Naffaa
authors.affiliation: University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, USA.
authors.forename: Neville
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Irani
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.
authors.forename: Charbel
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Saade
authors.affiliation: Children's Hospital Medical Center Akron, Akron, Ohio, USA.
authors.forename: Gayathi
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sreedher
mesh_terms: D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008161:Lumbosacral Region / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013131:Spine / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*
keywords: congenital anomalies; paediatric neuroimaging; spine imaging