Because it may cause paralysis, injury to the spine is one of the most feared traumas, and
spinal cord injury is a major cause of disability. In the USA approximately 10,000 traumatic …

The basal ganglia and thalami are paired deep grey matter structures with extensive metabolic
activity that renders them susceptible to injury by various diseases. Most pathological …

CT has a higher sensitivity to fractures (especially involving the posterior elements) than
radiography. This rapid cross-sectional imaging assessment of the spinal axis has been shown …

Even in patients with closed head trauma, brain parenchyma can be severely injured due to
disruption of axonal fibers by shearing forces during acceleration, deceleration, and rotation …

Objectives: To review clinical and radiological findings in patients with Duret hemorrhages
and to discuss the pathophysiology and differential diagnosis of these lesions. Patients and …

Scoliosis is a structural lateral curvature of the spine with a rotatory component. Imaging in
scoliosis is important. Most cases of scoliosis are idiopathic, and imaging is used routinely in …

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) examinations of the brain can be performed with
several coil types, depending on the design of the MRI unit and the information required. …

Objective Fractional anisotropy (FA) is a measure for the degree of microstructural organization.
Several studies have used FA values to assess microstructural organization of brain …

Observer variability in local radiological reading is a major concern in large-scale multi-center
traumatic brain injury (TBI) studies. A central review process has been advocated to …

Brain abscesses (BAs) are focal infections of the central nervous system (CNS) that start as
a localised area of weakening of the brain parenchyma (cerebritis) and develops into a …