Lumbar vertebral chordoma: diffusion-weighted imaging findings are helpful to narrow the differential diagnosis. A case report
| Autor: | Joachim Oberle, Denis Pfofe, Sabine Sartoretti‑Schefer, Andreas Gutzeit, Christoph A. Binkert |
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| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
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musculoskeletal diseases
Adult Male medicine.medical_specialty Diagnosis Differential Lumbar medicine Chordoma Vertebral chordoma Effective diffusion coefficient Humans Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging Lumbar Vertebrae Spinal Neoplasms medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Magnetic resonance imaging medicine.disease Hyperintensity Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging Back Pain Radiology Differential diagnosis business Diffusion MRI |
| Zdroj: | Clinical imaging. 37(1) |
| ISSN: | 1873-4499 |
| Popis: | Solitary vertebral chordoma presents as an intra- and extraosseous tumour with typical bright signal on T2-weighted images and moderate inhomogeneous enhancement on T1 postcontrast images. The diffusion weighted imaging (DWI) characteristics of this histologically proven third lumbar vertebra chordoma are reported for the first time. The DWI hyperintensity with increased apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) values strongly supports the preoperative diagnosis of a vertebral chordoma, allows for careful preoperative planning of the surgical procedure, and helps to narrow the differential diagnosis. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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