Radiology Illustrated: Spine is an up-to-date, superbly illustrated reference in the style of a teaching file that has been designed specifically to be of value in clinical practice. Common, critical, and rare but distinctive spinal disorders are described succinctly with the aid of images highlighting important features and informative schematic illustrations. The first part of the book, on common spinal disorders, is for radiology residents and other clinicians who are embarking on the interpretation of spinal images. A range of key disorders are then presented, including infectious spondylitis, cervical trauma, spinal cord disorders, spinal tumors, congenital disorders, uncommon degenerative disorders, inflammatory arthritides, and vascular malformations. The third part is devoted to rare but clinically significant spinal disorders with characteristic imaging features, and the book closes by presenting practical tips that will assist in the interpretation of confusing cases.

Part I. Basic step: Common spinal disorders

Chapter 1. Anatomical considerations of the spine
Chapter 2. Common spine disorders associated with back pain
Chapter 3. Common spine disorders associated with neck pain
Chapter 4. Common traumatic disorders of the thoracolumbar spine
Chapter 5. MR imaging of spinal bone marrow
Chapter 6. Common normal structures and MR imaging artifacts of the spine that may mimic pathology
Chapter 7. Post-operative Imaging
Part II. Intermediate step: Critical spinal disorders
Chapter 8. Infectious spondylitis
Chapter 9. Cervical trauma
Chapter 10. Spinal cord disorder
Chapter 11. Spinal tumor
Chapter 12. Congenital disorder
Chapter 13. Uncommon degenerative disorder
Chapter 14. Inflammatory arthritides
Chapter 15. Spinal Vascular Malformation
Part III. Rare but characteristic spinal disorders
Chapter 16. Rare but characteristic spinal disorders: Musculoskeletal
Chapter 17. Rare but characteristic spinal disorders: Neural
Chapter 18. Rare but characteristic spinal disorders: Miscellaneous
Part IV. Practical tips for common confusing disorders.