MRI OF SYPHILITIC MYELITIS

被引:36
作者
NABATAME, H [1 ]
NAKAMURA, K [1 ]
MATUDA, M [1 ]
FUJIMOTO, N [1 ]
DODO, Y [1 ]
IMURA, T [1 ]
机构
[1] MED CTR ADULT DIS,DEPT RADIOL,MORIYAMA,SHIGA 524,JAPAN
关键词
SYPHILIS; SPINAL CORD; MRI;
D O I
10.1007/BF00588152
中图分类号
R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
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摘要
MR imaging was performed on a patient with syphilitic myelitis. T2-weighted images showed high intensity areas in the thoracic spinal cord. On T1-weighted images after gadolinium-DTPA injection, heterogeneous enhancement was observed in the superficial portion of the spinal cord. The intramedullary high intensity areas on T2-weighted images disappeared after antibiotic therapy.
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