Imaging Evaluation of the Spinal Hardware: What Residents and Fellows Need to Know

Licia P Luna; Sumeet G Dua; Mehmet Kocak; Karl-Olof Lovblad; Ricardo Fontes; Melike Guryildirim

doi:10.1067/j.cpradiol.2020.09.008

Imaging Evaluation of the Spinal Hardware: What Residents and Fellows Need to Know

Curr Probl Diagn Radiol. 2021 Sep-Oct;50(5):675-686. doi: 10.1067/j.cpradiol.2020.09.008. Epub 2020 Sep 24.

Authors

Licia P Luna¹, Sumeet G Dua², Mehmet Kocak², Karl-Olof Lovblad², Ricardo Fontes³, Melike Guryildirim⁴

Affiliations

¹ Division of Neuroradiology, Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD.
² Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL.
³ Department of Neurosurgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL.
⁴ Division of Pediatric Radiology and Pediatric Neuroradiology, Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD. Electronic address: mguryil1@jhmi.edu.

PMID: 33143951
DOI: 10.1067/j.cpradiol.2020.09.008

Abstract

We provide a comprehensive review of the purpose and expected imaging findings of different types of spinal instrumentation. We also demonstrate the imaging evaluation for optimal positioning and assessment of hardware failure.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Diagnostic Imaging
Equipment Failure
Humans
Neurosurgical Procedures
Spinal Fusion*
Spine