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Congress: ECR25
Poster Number: C-14597
Type: Poster: EPOS Radiologist (educational)
Authorblock: A. S. Gabín, S. Revuelta Gómez, A. Somoano, R. Sutil, A. Berasategui Criado, C. Cantolla Nates, C. A. López López, Á. Sánchez Mulas, M. Drake Perez; Santander/ES
Disclosures:
Aranzazu Sánchez Gabín: Nothing to disclose
Silvia Revuelta Gómez: Nothing to disclose
Alejandra Somoano: Nothing to disclose
Rodrigo Sutil: Nothing to disclose
Ana Berasategui Criado: Nothing to disclose
Celia Cantolla Nates: Nothing to disclose
César Antonio López López: Nothing to disclose
Álvaro Sánchez Mulas: Nothing to disclose
Marta Drake Perez: Nothing to disclose
Keywords: Neuroradiology spine, CT, MR, Complications, Instrumentation, Surgery, Outcomes, Pathology
Learning objectives - To know the different types of spinal surgical procedures.- To review the findings that could be expected by imaging after a spine surgery.- To describe the main complications that we could observed as radiologists in imaging studies.
Read more Background The main spinal surgeries from the imaging point of view are reviewed in the literature. We analyze the expected findings, as well as a brief review of the possible complications that radiologists may discover in imaging studies. Likewise, representative examples are provided to help us understand each of them.
Read more Findings and procedure details In order to try to present the topic in a practical way, the main surgeries in each segment of the spine will be arranged, with examples of the expected findings after the different surgeries.Subsequently, possible complications that may arise will be reviewed. 1. CERVICAL SPINE.A. ACDF (Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion):ACDF are the acronym of anterior cervical discectomy and fusion. This is the main surgical technique for the treatment of foraminal or central stenosis at the cervical spine.This is a surgery...
Read more Conclusion The radiologist must be familiar with the key imaging findings after the spine surgery, in order to know the normal expected findings and to be able to diagnose early any complications that may arise, which is crucial for the patient's prognosis.
Read more References Thakkar RS, Malloy JP 4th, Thakkar SC, Carrino JA, Khanna AJ. Imaging the postoperative spine. Radiol Clin North Am. 2012 Jul;50(4):731-47. doi: 10.1016/j.rcl.2012.04.006.  Ghodasara N, Yi PH, Clark K, Fishman EK, Farshad M, Fritz J. Postoperative Spinal CT: What the Radiologist Needs to Know. Radiographics. 2019 Oct;39(6):1840-1861. doi: 10.1148/rg.2019190050. Epstein NE. A Review of Complication Rates for Anterior Cervical Diskectomy and Fusion (ACDF). Surg Neurol Int. 2019 Jun 7;10:100. doi: 10.25259/SNI-191-2019. Allain J, Dufour T. Anterior lumbar fusion techniques: ALIF, OLIF, DLIF, LLIF,...
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