J. W. M. Van Goethem · L. van den Hauwe
P. M. Parizel (Eds.)

2007

Diagnostic Imaging of the Spine and Spinal Cord

Diseases of the spine are very common. They affect up to 80% of the population worldwide and may cause pain, disability and economic loss. Pain or discomfort originating in the spine is usually a self-limiting condition.