A prospective evaluation of idiopathic left thoracic scoliosis with magnetic resonance imaging

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作者
Mejia, EA [1 ]
Hennrikus, WL [1 ]
Schwend, RM [1 ]
Emans, JB [1 ]
机构
[1] USN HOSP,SAN DIEGO,CA 92134
关键词
magnetic resonance imaging; scoliosis; syrinx;
D O I
10.1097/01241398-199605000-00012
中图分类号
R826.8 [整形外科学]; R782.2 [口腔颌面部整形外科学]; R726.2 [小儿整形外科学]; R62 [整形外科学(修复外科学)];
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摘要
Twenty-nine consecutive patients with idiopathic left thoracic scoliosis were prospectively studied using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). T1-weighted sagittal and axial images were obtained on all patients from the brainstem to the tip of the conus. Two patients (7%) had a syrinx on MRI. The remaining 27 patients had normal MRIs. The prevalence of brainstem and spinal cord anomalies was much less common than reported in previous retrospective reviews.
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