Vascular imaging techniques of the spinal cord

Publication date: Available online 12 July 2016 Source:Seminars in Ultrasound, CT and MRI Author(s): Maria Isabel Vargas, Isabelle Barnaure, Joanna Gariani, José Boto, Alain Pellaton, Jean-Louis Dietemann, Zsolt Kulcsar The different imaging techniques used to depict vascular lesions of the spinal cord are described in this article with particular emphasis on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), vascular sequences and advantages of high field MRI. Technical vascular protocols are discussed in computed tomography (CT), MRI and conventional angiography (CA). The diverse MRA protocols are presented as well as their findings, specificities, and pitfalls. A review of the vascular anatomy and the most common pathologies analyzed by MRA and CA are described.
Source: Seminars in Ultrasound, CT and MRI - Category: Radiology Source Type: research