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Imaging of the Spine: Techniques and Indications

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Diagnosis and Therapy of Spinal Tumors

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

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In 1995 the radiological community commemorated the 100th anniversary of Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen’s discovery of a type of radiation with extraordinary powers of penetration which he named X-rays. This remarkable modality has formed the mainstay of medical imaging during the past century, and is only recently in the process of being superseded by the even more versatile technique of magnetic resonance imaging.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Universitair Ziekenhuis Antwerpen (University of Antwerp), Wilrijkstraat 10, B-2650, Edegem, Belgium

    P. M. Parizel MD, PhD

  2. Department of Radiology, Academisch Zeikenhuis Maastricht, P. Debeyelaan 25, P.B. 5800, 6202 AZ, Maastricht, The Netherlands

    J. T. Wilmink MD,PhD

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Parizel, P.M., Wilmink, J.T. (1998). Imaging of the Spine: Techniques and Indications. In: Algra, P.R., Valk, J., Heimans, J.J. (eds) Diagnosis and Therapy of Spinal Tumors. Medical Radiology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-60254-2_2

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