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Imaging of the Ageing Spine

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Purpose of Review

The purpose of this review was to desccribe the main processes related to the ageing spine, studied through different imaging methods.

Recent Findings

Degenerative changes in the spine represent a progressive and irreversible involutionary process. They are constantly growing in relation to the increase in the average age of the population; therefore, they constitute an important health problem with enormous socio-economic significance.

Summary

The role of the radiologist is fundamental in the evaluation of degenerative processes affecting the bone and intervertebral discs and in the diagnosis of complications.

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Bellitti, R., Testini, V., Piccarreta, R. et al. Imaging of the Ageing Spine. Curr Radiol Rep 9, 14 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40134-021-00388-0

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