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Practical Considerations for the Evaluation of the Neuroforamina in Routine Spine Imaging at 3T. A Case Series

May 11, 2015 by
Pathologies of the neuroforamina are one of the most frequent indications for spine surgery. However, in standard MRI with axial and sagittal planes and relatively thick slices (>3 mm) the diagnostic information may be limited for proper evaluation of the nerve roots. Prof. Marc-André Weber et al. (University Hospital Heidelberg, Germany) share practical tips on […] [...]
Filed Under: cervical, Clinical Imaging, Clinical Methods & Techniques, Clinical Updates, lumbar, spine, thoracic

Multiple sclerosis, cervical and thoracic cord lesions

September 25, 2014 by
An enhancing cervical cord lesion is noted on sagittal and axial images, located at the C2 level, with an additional thoracic lesion (which did not enhance) depicted on a lower axial T2-weighted section. Neither lesion respects gray-white matter boundaries, as seen on the axial T2-weighted scans, a common finding for MR lesions of the cord. […] [...]
Filed Under: Anatomic Regions, cervical, Chapter THREE - Spine, lumbar, Meet The Experts, Neuroradiology - The Essentials with MR and CT, spine, Val M. Runge
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Degeneration (Lumbar)

September 25, 2013 by MRI
A 76 year old man with advanced degenerative spine disease [...]
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Lipoma

September 25, 2013 by MRI
A 53-year-old woman complaining of severe left leg pain for several months [...]
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Metastasis (carcinoma of prostate)

September 25, 2013 by MRI
This 64 year old man is status post prostatectomy with positive margins and subsequent local regional recurrence, treated with external beam radiation therapy, with further recurrence and subsequent development of disseminated disease. [...]
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Multiple chronic compression deformities

September 25, 2013 by MRI
An unfortunate 83-year-old lady with severe degenerative spine disease, a history of multiple compression fractures and prior vertebroplasty of L2, presenting once again with intractable back pain [...]
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Disk space infection (L2-3)

July 8, 2013 by
A 70 year-old woman with chronic kidney disease, on IV antibiotics for osteomyelitis. [...]
Filed Under: Cases, Clinical Imaging, lumbar, Meet The Experts, spine, Val M. Runge, Xiaoming Li
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Metastases (renal cell, lumbar)

July 8, 2013 by
A 56 year-old man with back pain [...]
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MAGNETOM Aera – Combining Throughput and Highest Quality Spine Imaging in an Optimized Clinical Workflow

March 6, 2014 by MRI
The term WARP summarizes methods to minimize the impact of metal implants on MR image quality. This article introduces different techniques such as high bandwidth, VAT and SEMAC. [...]
Filed Under: cervical, Clinical Imaging, Clinical Methods & Techniques, Clinical Updates, lumbar, spine, thoracic, Uncategorized
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Synovial cyst

July 6, 2013 by
Back pain in a 58 year old woman [...]
Filed Under: Cases, Clinical Imaging, lumbar, Meet The Experts, spine, Val M. Runge, Xiaoming Li
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Tethered cord

July 6, 2013 by
Back pain in a 58 year old woman [...]
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Lumbar vertebral metastases

July 6, 2013 by
A 61 year old man with small cell carcinoma of the lung [...]
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Sacral spinal dysraphism with a meningocele.

July 6, 2013 by
A 40 year old female with history of spina bifida. [...]
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Tethered spinal cord

July 6, 2013 by
This 6-year-old girl was referred to physical therapy for baseline evaluation in the spina bifida clinic and for assessment of neurogenic bowel and bladder dysfunction. At birth, this patient was diagnosed with sacral dysgenesis along with tethered cord and a lipoma within the sacral spinal canal. [...]
Filed Under: Cases, Clinical Imaging, lumbar, Meet The Experts, spine, Val M. Runge, Xiaoming Li
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Metastatic Vertebral Disease

July 6, 2013 by
This 56-year-old male with a history of renal cell carcinoma presented to his primary care physician complaining of intractable back pain for one week. The MR examination performed for further assessment is given. [...]
Filed Under: Anatomic Regions, Cases, Clinical Imaging, lumbar, Meet The Experts, spine, thoracic, Xiaoming Li
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