Items tagged “neuroradiology”
170 results found
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Spinal meningioma
Published
08 Jan 2011
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MRI
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Diastematomyelia
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05 Mar 2011
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MRI
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Cervical meningioma
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06 Mar 2011
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Spina bifida
Spina bifida is a type of neural tube defect/spinal dysraphism which can occur to varying degrees of severity. It is often considered the most common congenital CNS malformation.
Terminology
Spina bifida in its strictest sense means defective fusion of the vertebral posterior elements, leading...
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Lumbosacral transitional vertebra
Lumbosacral transitional vertebrae (LSTV) are a relatively common variant and can be seen in ~25% (range 15-35%) of the general population 1-3. Non-recognition of this variant and/or poor description in the report can lead to operations or procedures performed at the wrong level.
Depending on ...
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Intramedullary spinal metastasis
Published
06 May 2011
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MRI
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Spinal metastasis
Spinal metastasis is a vague term that can be variably taken to refer to metastatic disease to any of the following:
vertebral metastases (94%)
may have epidural extension
intradural extramedullary metastases (5%)
intramedullary metastases (1%)
Each of these are discussed separately. Below ...
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Drop metastasis - spinal ependymoma
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07 May 2011
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Intradural spinal lipoma
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07 May 2011
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MRI
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Intraventricular cyst
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12 May 2011
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CT
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Spinal cord metastasis
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13 May 2011
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Spinal cord compression
Spinal cord compression (SCC) is a surgical emergency, usually requiring prompt surgical decompression to prevent permanent neurological impairment. If the spinal roots below the conus medullaris are involved, and there are characteristic symptoms and signs, it is termed cauda equina syndrome.
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Fatty filum terminale
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09 Jun 2011
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Empty thecal sac sign
The empty thecal sac sign or empty sac sign is when the thecal sac appears empty on MRI of the lumbar spine, best seen on T2-weighted images. If the empty thecal sac sign is present, a diagnosis of adhesive arachnoiditis can be made.
Radiographic features
MRI
There is usually no gadolinium c...
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Goldenhar syndrome
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20 Jun 2011
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Spinal dural arteriovenous fistula
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25 Jun 2011
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Syringomyelia
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26 Jun 2011
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Cervical disc herniation with spinal cord compression
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17 Jul 2011
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Tortuous vertebral artery
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17 Jul 2011
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MRI
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Chiari III malformation
Chiari III malformation is an extremely rare anomaly characterized by a low occipital and high cervical encephalocele with herniation of posterior fossa contents, that is, the cerebellum and/or the brainstem, occipital lobe, and fourth ventricle.
Pathology
Associations
agenesis of the corpus...
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