ReviewInsights into imaging2018
Malformed vertebrae: a clinical and imaging review.
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23 citing papers in PubMed, 67 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Pure spinal intraosseous arteriovenous fistula: A case report.The neuroradiology journal · 2023Article
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- The value of magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography in the study of spinal disorders.Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery · 2022Review
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- First-Trimester Diagnosis of Supernumerary Hemivertebra.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Right-sided Zinner syndrome with a left side quadrupled ureter- a case report.Radiology case reports · 2021Article
- Correlation between the lateral and anteroposterior sacral ratios in anorectal malformations.Pediatric radiology · 2021Article
- Axial Spondyloarthritis: Mimics and Pitfalls of Imaging Assessment.Frontiers in medicine · 2021Review
- The role of radiography in the study of spinal disorders.Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery · 2020Review
- Anatomical Variations That Can Lead to Spine Surgery at the Wrong Level: Part III Lumbosacral Spine.Cureus · 2020Review
- Anatomical Variations That Can Lead to Spine Surgery at The Wrong Level: Part II Thoracic Spine.Cureus · 2020Review
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5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
A variety of structural developmental anomalies affect the vertebral column. Malformed vertebrae can arise secondary to errors of vertebral formation, fusion and/or segmentation and developmental variation. Malformations can be simple with little or no clinical consequence, or complex with serious structural and neurologic implications. These anomalies can occasionally mimic acute trauma (bipartite atlas versus Jefferson fracture, butterfly vertebra versus burst fracture), or predispose the affected individual to myelopathy. Accurate imaging interpretation of vertebral malformations requires knowledge of ageappropriate normal, variant and abnormal vertebral morphology and the clinical implications of each entity. This knowledge will improve diagnostic confidence in acute situations and confounding clinical scenarios.This review article seeks to familiarize the reader with the embryology, normal and variant anatomy of the vertebral column and the imaging appearance and clinical impact of the spectrum of vertebral malformations arising as a consequence of disordered embryological development.Teaching points • Some vertebral malformations predispose the affected individual to trauma or myelopathy. • On imaging, malformed vertebrae can be indistinguishable from acute trauma. • Abnormalities in spinal cord development may be associated and must be searched for. • Accurate interpretation requires knowledge of normal, variant and abnormal vertebral morphology.
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