Lumbosacral Transitional Vertebrae and Bertolotti Syndrome
A Reporting Guide for Australian Radiologists
$21.14
- Paperback
76 pages
- Release Date
20 September 2026
Summary
A lumbosacral transitional vertebra is present in about one in ten Australian patients with lumbar radiographs, and the reporting radiologist identified fewer than a third of them. On lumbar MRI without a whole-spine localiser, more than a third of transitional vertebrae are read as normal segmentation, and among those that are recognised the numbering is wrong in more than half. Most wrong-level spine surgery occurs in patients with variant anatomy of this kind.
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781764969246 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1764969243 |
| Author: | Suzanne Visser |
| Publisher: | Clear Mind Press |
| Imprint: | Clear Mind Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 76 |
| Release Date: | 20 September 2026 |
| Weight: | 113g |
| Dimensions: | 5mm x 133mm x 203mm |
| Series: | Bertolotti Syndrome Guides |
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Suzanne Visser
Suzanne H Visser is an author and legal scholar who lives with Bertolotti syndrome. Her books on the condition include Bertolotti Syndrome: An Often Overlooked Cause of Chronic Back Pain and The Million-Dollar Misdiagnosis: Living, Writing and Creating with Bertolotti Syndrome, both published by Clear Mind Press. This guide is one of a series she has prepared for Australian clinicians, patients and their families.
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