Part 1 Introduction -- Part 2 Anatomy of the spine and spinal cord -- Anatomy of spinal canal -- Structures of the spinal canal -- Part 3 Imaging methods -- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Methods.- Advanced Imaging methods -- CSF Dynamics -- MR myelography -- Myelography and post-myelographic CT.- Part 4 Malformations of the spine -- Spinal malformations -- Part 5 Diseases of extramedullary origin -- Degenerative diseases -- Extramedullary space-occupying pathologies -- Spinal trauma -- Meningeal disorders -- Part 6 Diseases of the spinal cord -- Pathophysiological regards -- Inflammation of the spinal cord -- Metabolic-toxic diseases -- Gray matter diseases of the spinal cord -- Intramedullary Spinal Cord Tumors -- Vascular diseases of the spine and spinal cord -- Spinal cord infarction.