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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Mohamadmostafa Jahansouz M.D.[2]
Overview
Cervical and lumbar CT scans of spinal column may be helpful in the diagnosis of spinal stenosis. Findings on CT scan suggestive of spinal stenosis include: Facets hypertrophy, Osteophytes, Hypertrophy of ligamentum flavum, Narrowed spinal canal, Compression of the neural elements, Hypertrophic bones, Disc herniation, Metastases and Infections.
CT scan
Cervical and lumbar CT scans of spinal column may be helpful in the diagnosis of spinal stenosis. Findings on CT scan suggestive of spinal stenosis include:[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
- Facets hypertrophy
- Osteophytes
- Hypertrophy of ligamentum flavum
- Narrowed spinal canal
- Compression of the neural elements
- Hypertrophic bones
- Disc herniation
- Metastases
- Infections
References
- ↑ Lee SY, Kim TH, Oh JK, Lee SJ, Park MS (2015). "Lumbar Stenosis: A Recent Update by Review of Literature". Asian Spine J. 9 (5): 818–28. doi:10.4184/asj.2015.9.5.818. PMC 4591458. PMID 26435805.
- ↑ Freedman BA, Hoffler CE, Cameron BM, Rhee JM, Bawa M, Malone DG; et al. (2015). "A comparison of computed tomography measures for diagnosing cervical spinal stenosis associated with myelopathy: a case-control study". Asian Spine J. 9 (1): 22–9. doi:10.4184/asj.2015.9.1.22. PMC 4330215. PMID 25705331.
- ↑ Steurer J, Roner S, Gnannt R, Hodler J, LumbSten Research Collaboration (2011). "Quantitative radiologic criteria for the diagnosis of lumbar spinal stenosis: a systematic literature review". BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 12: 175. doi:10.1186/1471-2474-12-175. PMC 3161920. PMID 21798008.
- ↑ Gopinathan P (2015). "Lumbar spinal canal stenosis-special features". J Orthop. 12 (3): 123–5. doi:10.1016/j.jor.2015.06.001. PMC 4501532. PMID 26236113.
- ↑ Zheng F, Farmer JC, Sandhu HS, O'Leary PF (2006). "A novel method for the quantitative evaluation of lumbar spinal stenosis". HSS J. 2 (2): 136–40. doi:10.1007/s11420-006-9006-3. PMC 2488171. PMID 18751826.
- ↑ Gunzburg R, Keller TS, Szpalski M, Vandeputte K, Spratt KF (2003). "A prospective study on CT scan outcomes after conservative decompression surgery for lumbar spinal stenosis". J Spinal Disord Tech. 16 (3): 261–7. PMID 12792340.
- ↑ Taylor JA, Bussières A (2012). "Diagnostic imaging for spinal disorders in the elderly: a narrative review". Chiropr Man Therap. 20 (1): 16. doi:10.1186/2045-709X-20-16. PMC 3438046. PMID 22625868.