Open AccessAssessment of MRI as a Modality for Evaluation of Soft Tissue Injuries of the Spine as Compared to Intraoperative Assessment
Author(s) -
Arafat Haris,
C. K. Vasu,
K Mahesha,
G Ravichandra,
Koteshwar Devadasa Acharya,
Mohamed Musheer Hussain
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2016/17427.7377
Subject(s) - medicine , anterior longitudinal ligament , posterior longitudinal ligament , spinal cord , radiology , soft tissue , ligament , magnetic resonance imaging , spinal cord injury , surgery , cervical spine , psychiatry
Traumatic injuries of the spine and spinal cord are potentially devastating as they may lead to significant neurological damage as the clinical and prognostic spectrum of the effects of spinal injuries is vast. Timely imaging studies can help mitigate these possibly life threatening complications. There is a dearth of studies that directly compare MR imaging findings to surgical findings.