Magnetic resonance imaging of acute intramedullary myelopathy: radiological differential diagnosis for the on-call radiologist
| Autor: | K. Collison, G. Quaghebeur, Fintan Sheerin |
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| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Cord Sarcoidosis Spinal Cord Vascular Diseases Disease Myelitis Transverse Spinal Cord Diseases law.invention Diagnosis Differential Intramedullary rod Myelopathy Spinal cord compression law medicine Humans Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging Spinal Cord Neoplasms Aged medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Encephalomyelitis Acute Disseminated Neuromyelitis Optica Magnetic resonance imaging General Medicine Middle Aged Spinal cord medicine.disease Magnetic Resonance Imaging Surgery medicine.anatomical_structure Female Radiology Differential diagnosis business |
| Zdroj: | Clinical Radiology. 64:84-94 |
| ISSN: | 0009-9260 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.crad.2008.07.004 |
| Popis: | Spinal cord disease is often viewed as having a poor outcome. Although in certain conditions this is true, non-traumatic myelopathy encompasses a vast array of diseases some of which are exquisitely responsive to treatment. Accurate diagnosis becomes important as damage is often progressive and long-term disability and morbidity is related to the degree of neurological impairment when the diagnosis is reached. Out-of-hours magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is generally requested and performed to ascertain whether there is spinal cord compression; however, there are other causes of a cord syndrome, which are more subtle. This review aims to provide a summary of the imaging features of non-traumatic intramedullary spinal cord emergencies, many of which may appear radiologically similar. |
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