… Annaswamy MD l , Jamie Baisden MD, FACS m , Walter S. Bartynski MD n , Shay Bess
MD o , Randall P. Brewer MD p , R. Carter Cassidy MD q , David S. Cheng MD r , Sean D. …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Previous authors have shown that conventional myelography
is superior to plain CT in the assessment of root compression in the lateral recess, but …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The etiology of the neurotoxicity associated with
cyclosporin-A (CsA) and FK-506 treatment is not fully understood. At our institution, we noticed a …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Limited data exist on the natural history of thoracic kyphosis
in elderly patients. The purpose of this study was to determine the statistical distribution of …

In a retrospective review, 3 (3.8%) of 78 patients developed recurrent posterior reversible
encephalopathy syndrome. Underlying clinical conditions included sickle cell disease, antibody…

Loss of air pressure resistance leads to a high rate (25.7%) of inaccurate needle-tip placement
in the posterior soft tissues of the back during lumbar epidural steroid administration …

Epidural steroid injections and lumbar nerve root block/steroid injection are commonly
performed interventional treatments for spine-related pain. These procedures are the foundation …

PURPOSE To determine whether dynamic traditional spin-echo MR imaging, with the use of
routine T1 parameters during contrast infusion, is superior to standard MR imaging after …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Transplantation conditioning regimens have been shown
to affect the brain imaging appearance in patients with cyclosporine or FK-506 neurotoxicity. …

Purpose: The purpose of our study was to assess whether the imaging and clinical features
of cyclosporin A (CsA) neurotoxicity support a vascular “watershed” cause for the brain …