Copyright
©2014 Baishideng Publishing Group Inc. All rights reserved.
World J Clin Cases. Dec 16, 2014; 2(12): 883-887
Published online Dec 16, 2014. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v2.i12.883
Published online Dec 16, 2014. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v2.i12.883
Spectrum of magnetic resonance imaging findings in congenital lumbar spinal stenosis
Theodoros Soldatos, Majid Chalian, Shrey Thawait, John Eng, John A Carrino, Avneesh Chhabra, Russell H Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, the Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD 21287, United States
Alan J Belzberg, Department of Neurosurgery, the Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD 21287, United States
Avneesh Chhabra, Department of Radiology and Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390-9178, United States
Author contributions: All the authors solely contributed to this paper.
Correspondence to: Avneesh Chhabra, MD, Associate Professor, Section Chief, Department of Radiology and Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Blvd, Dallas, TX 75390-9178, United States. avneesh.chhabra@utsouthwestern.edu
Telephone: +1-214-6482122
Received: May 15, 2014
Revised: October 30, 2014
Accepted: November 17, 2014
Published online: December 16, 2014
Revised: October 30, 2014
Accepted: November 17, 2014
Published online: December 16, 2014
Core Tip
Core tip: Congenital lumbar spinal stenosis is associated with increased incidence of degenerative changes in specific osseous and soft-tissue elements of the lumbar spine. Describing the spectrum of the respective imaging findings, this article can assist radiologists in providing more detailed magnetic resonance imaging reports.