SYRINGOMYELIA AND HYDROMYELIA - MAGNETIC-RESONANCE EVALUATION

被引:89
作者
POJUNAS, K [1 ]
WILLIAMS, AL [1 ]
DANIELS, DL [1 ]
HAUGHTON, VM [1 ]
机构
[1] MED COLL WISCONSIN, FROEDTERT MEM LUTHERAN HOSP, DEPT RADIOL, MILWAUKEE, WI 53226 USA
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10.1148/radiology.153.3.6494463
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R8 [特种医学]; R445 [影像诊断学];
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1002 ; 100207 ; 1009 ;
摘要
Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging of 13 proved cases [human] of syringomyelia or hydromyelia and 1 case of myelomalacia is described. Most intramedullary cysts were evident on sagittal partial saturation recovery (PSR) images. One cyst containing viscous fluid was not demonstrated on PsR images, but was suggested on a sagittal spin echo image. The case of myelomalacia was indistinguishable from a syrinx on axial PSR and spin echo images. Not all cases of syringomyelia and hydromyelia had the typical MR appearance previously described in the literature. Atypical cysts, spinal cord degeneration, and tumors may have a similar appearance on MR.
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