Imaging of degenerative processes of the spine.

Because MR imaging provides accurate, clear, and noninvasive imaging for diseases of the spine and spinal cord, it has become the primary imaging modality in patients with spinal pathology. Degenerative processes of the spine are frequent, including disk degeneration and herniations, spondylosis, spinal canal stenoses, calcifications, and ossifications of the spinal ligaments. Several papers have been published recently on MR imaging in degenerative processes of the spine.