Diagnostic Imaging: Spine

Jeffrey S. Ross, MD is a Consultant for the Neuroradiology Division of the Department of Radiology at the Mayo Clinic Arizona, and Professor of Radiology at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, in Phoenix, AZ Kevin R. Moore, MD is an adjunct professor of radiology at the University of Utah School of Medicine in Salt Lake City, Utah. He is a pediatric radiologist and neuroradiologist at Intermountain Pediatric Imaging at Primary Children's Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah.

• Part I: Congenital and Genetic DisordersSection 1: CongenitalSection 2: Genetic DisordersPart II: TraumaSection 1: Vertebral Column, Discs, and Paraspinal MuscleSection 2: Cord, Dura, and VesselsPart III: Degenerative Diseases and ArthritidesSection 1: Degenerative DiseasesSection 2: Spondylolisthesis and SpondylolysisSection 3: Inflammatory, Crystalline, and Miscellaneous ArthritidesSection 4: Scoliosis and KyphosisPart IV: Infection and Inflammatory DisordersSection 1: InfectionsSection 2: Inflammatory and Autoimmune DisordersSection 3: Neoplasms, Cysts, and Other MassesPart V: Peripheral Nerve and PlexusSection 1: Plexus and Peripheral Nerve LesionsPart VI: Spine Postprocedural/Posttreatment ImagingSection 1: Postoperative Imaging and ComplicationsSection 2: HardwareSection 3: Post Radiation and Chemotherapy Complications

“…a complete refresh, with hundreds of new diagnostic images and art, alterations to diagnostic categories and new sections focusing on the latest developments in the field of spinal radiology… well recognized section and chapter layout remains and is as easy to read as before. The balance of the bullet point format coupled with sufficient depth of information makes for an easy read without compromising on clinical detail… the framework for the text, neatly encompassing all the subsections… Most chapters start with useful overviews of relevant anatomy. The final chapter including post-operative imaging and surgical hardware is particularly useful, especially given the ever-increasing range of options of intervention available to our surgical colleagues… The detailed reference list for this and other chapters has also been updated… This text is one of them and remains an essential addition to any library.”Review by Dr Mark Igra, consultant neuroradiologist (Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust), RAD Magazine, February 2026."The publication analyzes the entire context concerning the spine, also evaluating neck and central nervous system, through an effective teaching approach mainly based on more than 5,300 high-quality images (around 2,100 of which included in the complimentary eBook), comprising radiologic images, full-color medical illustrations, clinical photographs, histologic images, and gross pathologic photographs. The text manages to provide, in a concise and uncluttered way, broad and in-depth information, through the writing of chapters perfectly structured on individual topics, written in such a way as to allow a rapid understanding of the essential information.... As suggested above, this publication must be available in all neuroimaging departments, also deserving space in all facilities involved in clinical and surgical neurological sciences or in orthopedics. The text must be on the desks of all neuro-radiologists, both in training and actively working in daily practice." Review by Luigi Mansi, European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, September 2025