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High resolution CISS imaging of the spine

Imaging Centre, Radiology Department, University Hospital, Nottingham NG7 2UH, UK

Correspondence: T Jaspan

Spatial resolution remains one of the major problems and goals in spinal imaging. The high spatial resolution afforded by a novel sequence, constructive interference in steady state (CISS), provides a further refinement to MRI, the modality of choice in the investigation of suspected intraspinal pathology. Both complex and subtle abnormalities are more fully elucidated using CISS. It is now used in our institution as an adjunct to conventional imaging sequences in the diagnostic evaluation of complex intraspinal pathology. The anatomical information provided by CISS is of particular value in planning surgical interventions, most notably in the management of intraaxial and extraaxial cystic abnormalities, dysraphic malformations and disturbances of cerebrospinal fluid circulation, including post-traumatic and post-surgical scarring.

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