Clin Imaging 2021 Dec 26;80:167-179. Epub 2021 Jul 26.
Medical Imaging Center, Department of Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
Facet joints are the important articular pillars of the spine. Several pathologies can occur in and around the facet joint, including extra ossicles, traumatic dislocation, osteoarthritis, synovial cyst, axial spondyloarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease, septic arthritis, and malignant and benign neoplasms. Imaging is the mainstay to detect and characterize these diseases. Read More