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Imaging of the Postoperative Spine

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Imaging of the postoperative spine is common in everyday practice. Adequate interpretation requires detailed knowledge of the surgical procedure and clinical presentation, and good quality diagnostic imaging requires judicial imaging techniques and parameters. In this chapter, we will review different types of surgical techniques and imaging modalities commonly used. We will describe the imaging findings in early and delayed complications of failed back surgery syndrome. At the end of the chapter, we will present a problem-solving approach to common challenges in interpretation of certain clinical and radiologic conditions.

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  1. Ohio State School of Medicine, San Diego, CA, USA

    Mark M. Georgy

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    Johan Van Goethem

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Georgy, M.M., Georgy, B.A. (2020). Imaging of the Postoperative Spine. In: Manfrè, L., Van Goethem, J. (eds) The Disc and Degenerative Disc Disease. New Procedures in Spinal Interventional Neuroradiology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-03715-4_6

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