THE IMPROVING THE METHODS OF RADIATION DIAGNOSIS IN DEGENERATIVE CENTRAL STENOSIS OF THE CERVICAL SPINAL CANAL

Abstract

Over the last few decades, the number of patients presenting with spinerelated problems has globally increased across all age groups with variable
etiologic factors, of which degenerative diseases constitute the major bulk.
Subsequently, more imaging modalities are exploited to address these health
problems, with a rise of the total health expenditure. Furthermore, our
understanding of spinal biomechanics has been evolved over the last 25 years.
Thisimposed a great demand for more qualitative indices of the different imaging
modalities, which have grown enormously over that time. Meanwhile, the
efficient use of these new diagnostic tools in different clinical scenarios requires
judicial deployment for improved cost-effective and patient-tailored
management plans