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Spinal Instability — Axial Loaded Imaging of the Spine

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Spinal Imaging

Part of the book series: Medical Radiology ((Med Radiol Diagn Imaging))

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In the last 15 years, understanding of spinal instability and diagnostic criteria to establish spinal instability have improved dramatically. This has also lead to improved therapy for spinal instability. Often, spine surgery has changed from simple disc ablation to disc function substitution, using different kinds of spinal devices.

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  1. Department of Neuroradiology, Hospital Cannizzaro, via Messina 829, 95127, Catania, Italy

    Luigi Manfrè MD

  2. Department of Neuroradiology, Hospital Belcolle, Via R. Capozzi 13, 01100, Viterbo, Italy

    Roberto Cartolari MD

  3. Department of Neuroradiology, Hospital Sant’Andrea, University La Sapienza Rome, Via di Grottarossa 1035, 00189, Rome, Italy

    Guido Trasimeni MD

  4. Director of Neuroradiology, Department of Neuroradiology, Hospital Cannizzaro, Via Messina 829, 95127, Catania, Italy

    Concetto Cristaudo MD

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  1. Department of Radiology, University Hospital Antwerpen, Wilrijkstraat, 10, 2650, Edegem, Belgium

    Johan W. M. Van Goethem MD, PhD , Luc van den Hauwe MD  & Paul M. Parizel MD, PhD ,  & 

  2. Department of Radiology, Algemeen Ziekenhuis Nikolaas, Moerlandstraat 1, 9100, Sint-Niklaas, Belgium

    Johan W. M. Van Goethem MD, PhD

  3. Department of Radiology, AZ KLINA, Augustijnslei 100, 2930, Brasschaat, Belgium

    Luc van den Hauwe MD

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Manfrè, L., Cartolari, R., Trasimeni, G., Cristaudo, C. (2007). Spinal Instability — Axial Loaded Imaging of the Spine. In: Van Goethem, J.W.M., van den Hauwe, L., Parizel, P.M. (eds) Spinal Imaging. Medical Radiology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-68483-1_9

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