The Correspondence Between Magnetic Resonance Images and the 
Clinical and Intraoperative Status of Patients with Spinal Tumors.

The Correspondence Between Magnetic Resonance Images and the 
Clinical and Intraoperative Status of Patients with Spinal Tumors. Curr Med Imaging Rev. 2016 May;12(2):149-155 Authors: Guzik G Abstract ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Surgical treatment of tumors, particularly metastases to the spine, has become increasingly common owing to the progress in anesthesiology and spinal surgery and greater detectability. The patients qualified for surgeries are those with mechanical pain, fracture or at risk of vertebral fracture or neurological complications. The basis for qualification for different types of surgeries is clinical and imaging examination, particularly MRI and CT. Qualification should always be multidisciplinary and requires understanding and knowledge of its most essential aspects. When carrying out imaging examinations, it is necessary to assess the size and the type of the tumor, taking into account of differential diagnosis. One should also consider the factors indicating spinal instability or the onset of neurological deficits. The criteria developed by Kostiuk-Weinstain and Taneichi are used for that purpose. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the correspondence between the most essential elements of clinical and MRI examination of the spine and the intraoperative status of patients with spinal tumors. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We carried out prospective examination assessing the correspondence between the clin...
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