Selective Arteriography of the Spinal Cord

This authoritative monograph represents the definitive treatise on a narrow subject, one which will interest physicians dealing with spinal cord disease. The authors have developed clinical techniques to identify the spinal cord vessels. The book emphasizes myelography and selective angiography, while at the same time recognizing the limitations of aortography.

The authors clearly define the anatomy and physiology of the spinal cord supply and then show the clinical utility of radiologic methods to evaluate spinal cord symptoms. This leads to discussion of the clinical evaluation of arterial venous malformation and spinal cord tumors, lesions in which these techniques will be most helpful. They discuss possible complications, and in so doing clarify previous misunderstandings and alert the reader to optimal technique necessary to limit the risks of this diagnostic modality. The book is well written and although of limited scope will prove a valuable addition to the library of the neuroradiologists,