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M-2 MUSCULOSKELETAL IMAGING-2013. DR. F. NEUFFER RADIOLOGY. SPINE AND EXTREMITY. TRAUMA - DEGENERATIVE INFECTIOUS - INFLAMMATORY NEOPLASTIC cardiovascular X-RAY PLAIN FILM CT MR NUCLEAR MEDICINE ultrasound.
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M-2 MUSCULOSKELETAL IMAGING-2013 DR. F. NEUFFER RADIOLOGY
SPINE AND EXTREMITY • TRAUMA - DEGENERATIVE • INFECTIOUS - INFLAMMATORY • NEOPLASTIC • cardiovascular • X-RAY PLAIN FILM • CT • MR • NUCLEAR MEDICINE • ultrasound
MODALITY CHOICES PLAIN FILMS - TRAUMA- FRACTURES CT - BONE DETAIL –TRAUMA MR - SOFT TISSUE JOINTS - LIGAMENTS - DISCS- MARROW NM - BONE DENSITY- OSTEOPOROSIS- SCANS-MALIGNANCY / INFECTION US - EFFUSIONS - TENDONS
LATERAL LUMBAR SPINE POSTERIOR ANTERIOR
TRANSVERSE OR AXIAL PROJECTION ANTERIOR
HISTORY OF CHRONIC NECK PAIN • PLAIN FILM • SCREEN • BONY ANATOMY • ALIGNMENT DEGENERATIVE DISC DISEASE NORMAL
HX OF PAIN -- POST FALL CT GIVES MORE DETAIL OF FINDINGS ON PLAIN X-RAYS COMPRESSION FRACTURE
Teardrop fracture The MR also shows the edema in the spinal cord from trauma.
NUCLEAR MEDICINE DEXA SCAN ASSESSES CALCIUM AND FRACTURE RISK
NUCLEAR BONE SCAN Increased activity on bone scan supports recent event.
Progressive collapse of vertebra
HX OF RADIATING PAIN TO RIGHT LEG -Rt S1 Root MR FOR NEUROLOGICAL FINDINGS
ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS • Chronic inflammatory disease primarily of spine • Age-young adults 15-35 years • Mostly Caucasian Male • Clinical findings • Insidious onset of back pain and stiffness • Poor chest expansion • Stiffness dorsal kyphosis • HLA-B 27 positive in >90% • Location • Axial skeleton • Sacroiliac joint Hallmark of disease Normal for comparison
ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS BAMBOO SPINE SI JOINT- ANKYLOSIS Bilateral osteophytes are seen bridging the disc spaces at multiple levels. This is a so-called bamboo spine and is classic for ankylosing spondylitis.
THE NARROWED CENTRAL CANAL CAN PRESENT WITH NEUROGENIC CLAUDICATION. LEG PAIN WITH WALKING RELIEVED BY SITTING AND BENDING FORWARD.
Metastatic disease can impinge on spinal cord and nerve roots and require emergency surgery
NORMAL BONE SCAN METASTATIC BONE DISEASE
OBLIQUE LUMBAR SPINE SPONDYLOLYSIS
SPONDYLOLISTHESIS Bony defect in spinal ring (Spondylosis) can lead to subluxation (Spondylolisthesis)
ABNORMAL FINDINGS AT C1-2 ON X-RAY AND CT THE PATIENT IS SEEN IN A GERIATRIC CLINICAS PART OF HEALTH SCREEN. SHE HAS THESE XRAYS AND SCAN BUT IS NOT CONVERSANT. YOU TALK WITH DAUGHTER ABOUT HISTORY OF
Rheumatoid erosions can affect the transverse ligament at C1-2 and allow subluxation. This could lead to cord compromise chronically or acutely.