Diagnostic Imaging: Spine - E-Book, 5th Edition
Key Features
- Serves as a one-stop resource for key concepts and information on radiologic imaging and interpretation of the spine, neck, and central nervous system
- Contains six robust sections, each beginning with normal imaging anatomy and covering all aspects of this challenging field: Congenital and Genetic Disorders, Trauma, Degenerative Diseases and Arthritides, Infection and Inflammatory Disorders, Peripheral Nerve and Plexus, and Spine Postprocedural/Posttreatment Imaging
- Features 3,200+ high-quality print images (with an additional 2,100+ images in the complimentary eBook), including radiologic images, full-color medical illustrations, clinical photographs, histologic images, and gross pathologic photographs
- Provides new and expanded content on CSF leak disorder and root sleeve leak; CSF-venous fistulas; demyelinating disease based upon better knowledge of MS; neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder; anti-MOG disorders; malignant nerve sheath tumor and paragangliomas; and spinal ependymomas, including myxopapillary and classical cellular spinal ependymoma
- Contains new chapters on both imaging technique and diseases/disorders, and existing chapters have been rearranged to better represent current information on inflammatory and autoimmune disorders and systemic manifestations of diseases
- Provides updates from cover to cover, including overviews and new recommendations for evaluation of transitional spinal anatomy (spine enumeration), which have important and practical applications in routine imaging with downstream effects on spine intervention
- Uses bulleted, succinct text and highly templated chapters for quick comprehension of essential information at the point of care
- Any additional digital ancillary content may publish up to 6 weeks following the publication date
Author Information
| ISBN Number | 9780443378829 |
|---|---|
| Main Author | By Jeffrey S. Ross, MD and Kevin R. Moore, MD |
| Copyright Year | 2026 |
| Edition Number | 5 |
| Format | eBook |
| Illustrations | Approx. 5,360 images and illustrations (5,360 in color) |
| Imprint | Elsevier |
| Page Count | 0 |
| Publication Date | 26 Jun 2025 |
| Stock Status | IN STOCK |


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Part I: Congenital and Genetic Disorders
Section 1: Congenital
NORMAL ANATOMICAL VARIATIONS
Normal Anatomy
Measurement Techniques
MR Artifacts
Normal Variant
Transitional Anatomy and Spinal Enumeration
Transitional Anatomy and Spinal Enumeration
Craniovertebral Junction Variants
Ponticulus Posticus
Ossiculum Terminale
Conjoined Nerve Roots
Limbus Vertebra
Filum Terminale Fibrolipoma
Bone Island
Ventriculus Terminalis
CHIARI DISORDERS
Approach to Chiari
Chiari 1
Complex Chiari
Chiari 2
Chiari 3
ABNORMALITIES OF NEURULATION
Approach to Spine and Spinal Cord Development
Myelomeningocele
Lipomyelomeningocele
Lipoma, Spine
Dorsal Dermal Sinus
Simple Coccygeal Dimple
Dermoid Cyst, Spine
Epidermoid Cyst, Spine
ANOMALIES OF CAUDAL CELL MASS
Tethered Spinal Cord
Segmental Spinal Dysgenesis
Caudal Regression Syndrome
Terminal Myelocystocele
Anterior Sacral Meningocele
Sacral Extradural Arachnoid Cyst
Sacrococcygeal Teratoma
ANOMALIES OF NOTOCHORD AND VERTEBRAL FORMATION
Craniovertebral Junction Embryology
Paracondylar Process
Split Atlas
Klippel-Feil Spectrum
Failure of Vertebral Formation
Vertebral Segmentation Failure
Split Cord Malformation
Partial Vertebral Duplication
Incomplete Fusion, Posterior Element
Neurenteric Cyst
DEVELOPMENTAL ABNORMALITIES
Os Odontoideum
Lateral Meningocele
Dorsal Spinal Meningocele
Dural Dysplasia
Section 2: Genetic Disorders
Neurofibromatosis Type 1, Spine
Neurofibromatosis Type 2, Spine
Schwannomatosis
Achondroplasia
Mucopolysaccharidoses, Spine
Sickle Cell Disease, Spine
Osteogenesis Imperfecta
Tuberous Sclerosis
Osteopetrosis
Gaucher Disease
Ochronosis
Connective Tissue Disorders
Spondyloepiphyseal Dysplasia
Part II: Trauma
Section 1: Vertebral Column, Discs, and Paraspinal Muscle
Fracture Classification
Atlantooccipital Dislocation
Ligamentous Injury
Occipital Condyle Fracture
Jefferson C1 Fracture
Atlantoaxial Rotatory Fixation
Odontoid C2 Fracture
Burst C2 Fracture
Hangman's C2 Fracture
Apophyseal Ring Fracture
Cervical Hyperflexion Injury
Cervical Hyperextension Injury
Cervical Burst Fracture
Cervical Hyperextension-Rotation Injury
Cervical Lateral Flexion Injury
Cervical Posterior Column Injury
Traumatic Disc Herniation
Thoracic and Lumbar Burst Fracture
Facet-Lamina Thoracolumbar Fracture
Fracture Dislocation
Chance Fracture
Thoracic and Lumbar Hyperextension Injury
Compression Fracture
Lumbar Facet-Posterior Fracture
Sacral Traumatic Fracture
Pedicle Stress Fracture
Sacral Insufficiency Fracture
Section 2: Cord, Dura, and Vessels
SCIWORA
Posttraumatic Syrinx
Presyrinx Edema
Spinal Cord Contusion-Hematoma
Central Spinal Cord Syndrome
Traumatic Dural Tear
Traumatic Epidural Hematoma
Traumatic Subdural Hematoma
Vascular Injury, Cervical
Traumatic Arteriovenous Fistula
Wallerian Degeneration
Part III: Degenerative Diseases and Arthritides
Section 1: Degenerative Diseases
Nomenclature of Lumbar Degenerative Disc Disease
Degenerative Disc Disease
Degenerative Endplate Changes
Degenerative Arthritis of Craniovertebral Junction
Disc Bulge
Anular Fissure, Intervertebral Disc
Cervical Intervertebral Disc Herniation
Thoracic Intervertebral Disc Herniation
Lumbar Intervertebral Disc Herniation
Intervertebral Disc Extrusion, Foraminal
Cervical Facet Arthropathy
Lumbar Facet Arthropathy
Facet Joint Synovial Cyst
Baastrup Disease
Bertolotti Syndrome
Schmorl Node
Scheuermann Disease
Acquired Lumbar Central Stenosis
Congenital Spinal Stenosis, Idiopathic
Cervical Spondylosis
DISH
OPLL
Ossification Ligamentum Flavum
Retroodontoid Pseudotumor
Section 2: Spondylolisthesis and Spondylolysis
Spondylolisthesis
Spondylolysis
Instability
Section 3: Inflammatory, Crystalline, and Miscellaneous Arthritides
Adult Rheumatoid Arthritis
54 Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Spondyloarthropathy
Neurogenic (Charcot) Arthropathy
Hemodialysis Spondyloarthropathy
Ankylosing Spondylitis
CPPD
Gout
Longus Colli Calcific Tendinitis
Section 4: Scoliosis and Kyphosis
Introduction to Scoliosis
Scoliosis
Kyphosis
Degenerative Scoliosis
Flat Back Syndrome
Scoliosis Instrumentation
Part IV: Infection and Inflammatory Disorders
Section 1: Infections
Pathways of Spread
Spinal Meningitis
Pyogenic Osteomyelitis
Tuberculous Osteomyelitis
Fungal and Miscellaneous Osteomyelitis
Osteomyelitis, C1-C2
Brucellar Spondylitis
Septic Facet Joint Arthritis
Paraspinal Abscess
Epidural Abscess
Subdural Abscess
Abscess, Spinal Cord
Viral Myelitis
HIV Myelitis
Syphilitic Myelitis
Opportunistic Infections
Echinococcosis
Schistosomiasis
Cysticercosis
Section 2: Inflammatory and Autoimmune Disorders
Acute Transverse Myelopathy
Idiopathic Acute Transverse Myelitis
Multiple Sclerosis
Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder
Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein Autoantibody Myelitis
ADEM, Spine
Guillain-Barré Syndrome
CIDP
Chronic Recurrent Multifocal Osteomyelitis
Grisel Syndrome
Autoimmune-Mediated Myelopathy
Hypertrophic Pachymeningitis-Related Diseases
Section 3: Neoplasms, Cysts, and Other Masses
NEOPLASMS
INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW
Spread of Neoplasms
EXTRADURAL
Imaging of Metastatic Disease
Blastic Osseous Metastases
Lytic Osseous Metastases
Hemangioma
Osteoid Osteoma
Osteoblastoma
Aneurysmal Bone Cyst
Giant Cell Tumor
Osteochondroma
Chondrosarcoma
Osteosarcoma
Chordoma
Ewing Sarcoma
Lymphoma
Leukemia
Plasmacytoma
Multiple Myeloma
Neuroblastic Tumors
Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis
Angiolipoma
INTRADURAL EXTRAMEDULLARY
Schwannoma
Malignant Melanotic Nerve Sheath Tumors
Meningioma
Solitary Fibrous Tumor/Hemangiopericytoma
Neurofibroma
Malignant Nerve Sheath Tumors
CSF Disseminated Metastases
Cauda Equine Neuroendocrine Tumor
INTRAMEDULLARY
Astrocytoma
Diffuse Midline Glioma H3 K-27 Altered
Ependymoma
Myxopapillary Ependymoma
Hemangioblastoma
Spinal Cord Metastases
Primary Melanocytic Neoplasms/Melanocytoma
Ganglioglioma
NONNEOPLASTIC CYSTS AND TUMOR MIMICS
CYSTS
CSF Flow Artifact
Meningeal Cyst
Perineural Root Sleeve Cyst
Syringomyelia
NONNEOPLASTIC MASSES AND TUMOR MIMICS
Epidural Lipomatosis
Normal Fatty Marrow Variants
Fibrous Dysplasia
Calcifying Pseudoneoplasm of Neuraxis
Kümmell Disease
Hirayama Disease
CSF LEAK DISORDERS
Introduction and Overview of CSF Leak
Intracranial Hypotension
Techniques for CSF Leak Detection
Techniques for CSF Leak Detection
Fast CSF Leak/Meningeal Diverticulum
Fast CSF Leak/Ventral Dural Tear
Slow CSF Leak/CSF Venous Fistula
Idiopathic Spinal Cord Herniation
VASCULAR
VASCULAR ANATOMY AND CONGENITAL LESIONS
Vascular Anatomy
Persistent First Intersegmental Artery
Persistent Hypoglossal Artery
Persistent Proatlantal Artery
VASCULAR MALFORMATIONS
Spinal Dural Arteriovenous Fistula (Type 1)
Spinal Cord Arteriovenous Malformation (Type 2)
Complex Spinal Cord Arteriovenous Malformation (Type 3)
Spinal Perimedullary Fistula (Type 4)
Conus Arteriovenous Malformation
Posterior Fossa Dural Fistula With Intraspinal Drainage
Spinal Epidural Arteriovenous Fistula
Cavernous Malformation
VASCULAR MISCELLANEOUS
Spinal Artery Aneurysm
Spinal Cord Infarction
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Spontaneous Epidural Hematoma
Subdural Hematoma
Superficial Siderosis
Hematomyelia/Nontraumatic Cord Hemorrhage
Bow Hunter Syndrome
Vertebral Artery Dissection
SYSTEMIC DISORDERS
SPINAL MANIFESTATIONS OF SYSTEMIC DISEASES
Osteoporosis
Paget Disease
Hyperparathyroidism
Renal Osteodystrophy
Hyperplastic Vertebral Marrow
Myelofibrosis
Bone Infarction
Extramedullary Hematopoiesis
Tumoral Calcinosis
Sarcoidosis
Hemophilic Pseudotumor
EBV-Associated Smooth Muscle Tumor
Subacute Combined Degeneration
Part V: Peripheral Nerve and Plexus
Section 1: Plexus and Peripheral Nerve Lesions
Normal Plexus and Nerve Anatomy
Superior Sulcus Tumor
Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
Muscle Denervation
Brachial Plexus Traction Injury
Idiopathic Brachial Plexus Neuritis
Traumatic Neuroma
Radiation Plexopathy
Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumor
Peripheral Neurolymphomatosis
Hypertrophic Neuropathy
Part VI: Spine Postprocedural/Posttreatment Imaging
Section 1: Postoperative Imaging and Complications
Surgical Approaches
Normal Postoperative Change
Postoperative Spinal Complications
Myelography Complications
Vertebroplasty Complications
Failed Back Surgery Syndrome
Recurrent Disc Herniation
Peridural Fibrosis
Arachnoiditis/Adhesions
Arachnoiditis Ossificans
Adjacent Segment Degenerative Disease
Proximal Junctional Failure
Postoperative Infection
Pseudomeningocele
Postsurgical Deformity and Functional Kyphosis
Radiation Myelopathy
Postirradiation Vertebral Marrow
Section 2: Hardware
Metal Artifact
Occipitocervical Fixation
Plates and Screws
Cages
Interbody Fusion Devices
Interspinous Spacing Devices
Cervical Artificial Disc
Lumbar Artificial Disc
Hardware Failure
Bone Graft Complications
rhBMP-2 Complications
Heterotopic Bone Formation
Section 3: Post Radiation and Chemotherapy Complications
Anterior Lumbar Radiculopathy
Review by Dr Mark Igra, consultant neuroradiologist (Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust), RAD Magazine, February 2026.
"The publication analyzes the entire context concerning the spine, also evaluating neck and central nervous system, through an effective teaching approach mainly based on more than 5,300 high-quality images (around 2,100 of which included in the complimentary eBook), comprising radiologic images, full-color medical illustrations, clinical photographs, histologic images, and gross pathologic photographs. The text manages to provide, in a concise and uncluttered way, broad and in-depth information, through the writing of chapters perfectly structured on individual topics, written in such a way as to allow a rapid understanding of the essential information.... As suggested above, this publication must be available in all neuroimaging departments, also deserving space in all facilities involved in clinical and surgical neurological sciences or in orthopedics. The text must be on the desks of all neuro-radiologists, both in training and actively working in daily practice." Review by Luigi Mansi, European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, September 2025

