J Korean Soc Spine Surg.  2001 Sep;8(3):298-304. 10.4184/jkss.2001.8.3.298.

Image Study of the Lumbar Spine

• Suh JS

• KMID: 2209749
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4184/jkss.2001.8.3.298

Abstract

Low back pain is one of the most common disorders during the lives in general population. When it is persistent for a long time without relief or aggravated, or accompanied with neurological signs such as weakness or radiculopathy, the imaging studies are required. Discogenic disease and facet joint disease are the common causes developing back pain. Other diseases should be included in the differential diagonsis, for example, spondylolysis, spondylolisthesis, congenital lesions, infection and trauma. As a imaging method, radiography, computed tomography, Magnetic resonance imaging, myelography and discography combined with or without ccmputed tomography are currently used. In this review, I like to describe about principles, advantages, and limitations of the imaging methods as well as finding of the common spinal disorders briefly.

Keyword

Lumbar spine; Magnetic resonance imaging; Computed tomography myelography; Discography

MeSH Terms

Back Pain
Low Back Pain
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Myelography
Radiculopathy
Radiography
Spine*
Spondylolisthesis
Spondylolysis
Zygapophyseal Joint

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