Imaging the Vertebral Column
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chaiteapaddy on October 7, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Computed Tomography | Accessible, fast, axial, reconstruction, bone detail, high radiation, $$$ |
| Magnetic Resonance Imaging | Less accessible, slower, all planes, tissue detail, no radiation, $$$$$ |
| T1 Sequence (MRI) | Fluid is black, air is black, fat is bright, |
| T2 Sequence (MRI) | Fluid is bright, air is black, fat is variable, |
| L4, L5 | Vertebrae where dengeneration is frequently seen |
| Myelography | Contrast injected into thecal sac and looking at outline of spinal cord and nerve roots. Used with patients that cannot get in a magnet. |
| Nuclear Bone Scan | Used for looking for neoplasm |
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