Radiology Illustrated: Spine is an up-to-date, superbly illustrated reference in the style of a teaching file that has been designed specifically to be of value in clinical practice. Common, critical, and rare but distinctive spinal disorders are described succinctly with the aid of images highlighting important features and informative schematic illustrations. The first part of the book, on common spinal disorders, is for radiology residents and other clinicians who are embarking on the interpretation of spinal images. A range of key disorders are then presented, including infectious spondylitis, cervical trauma, spinal cord disorders, spinal tumors, congenital disorders, uncommon degenerative disorders, inflammatory arthritides, and vascular malformations. The third part is devoted to rare but clinically significant spinal disorders with characteristic imaging features, and the book closes by presenting practical tips that will assist in the interpretation of confusing cases.

Part I. Basic step: Common spinal disorders.- Chapter 1. Anatomical considerations of the spine.- Chapter 2. Common spine disorders associated with back pain.- Chapter 3. Common spine disorders associated with neck pain.- Chapter 4. Common traumatic disorders of the thoracolumbar spine.- Chapter 5. MR imaging of spinal bone marrow.- Chapter 6. Common normal structures and MR imaging artifacts of the spine that may mimic pathology.- Chapter 7. Post-operative Imaging.- Part II. Intermediate step: Critical spinal disorders.- Chapter 8. Infectious spondylitis.- Chapter 9. Cervical trauma.- Chapter 10. Spinal cord disorder.- Chapter 11. Spinal tumor.- Chapter 12. Congenital disorder.- Chapter 13. Uncommon degenerative disorder.- Chapter 14. Inflammatory arthritides.- Chapter 15. Spinal Vascular Malformation.- Part III. Rare but characteristic spinal disorders.- Chapter 16. Rare but characteristic spinal disorders: Musculoskeletal.- Chapter 17. Rare but characteristic spinal disorders: Neural.- Chapter 18. Rare but characteristic spinal disorders: Miscellaneous.- Part IV. Practical tips for common confusing disorders.¿