MRI-INTRAMEDULLARY ABNORMALITIES
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SUMMARY
1. MRI is the procedure of choice for assessing the intramedullary space of the spinal cord.
2. There are a few characteristic patterns of such lesions on T1/T2 weighted sequences (with various ACR appropriateness criteria).
3. Types of abnormalities: tumor, trauma, infection (abscess), syrinx, stroke (cord infarct).
Reference(s)
Furman, Michael B., and Leland Berkwits. Atlas of Image-Guided Spinal Procedures. Elsevier, Inc, 2017.
Horowitz AL. MRI Physics for Physicians. Springer Science & Business Media. (1989) ISBN:1468403338.
Mangrum W, Christianson K, Duncan S et-al. Duke Review of MRI Principles. Mosby. (2012) ISBN:1455700843.
