A cervical (SER-vih-kul) spine MRI can detect a variety of conditions in the neck and upper back area, including problems with the soft tissues within the spinal column, such as the spinal cord, ...

The neuroradiologists at Doernbecher Children’s Hospital have the latest in MRI imaging for detecting tethered cord. This defect can also be diagnosed in the womb with ultrasound, giving parents time ...

Our group previously reported a clinically feasible multiparametric MRI protocol that measures CSA, FA, MTR and T2*WI WM/GM across the cervical spinal cord.14 15 In patients with DCM, these metrics ...

MRI technique ... images corresponding to an area of the cord believed to be clinically involved in both patients. In Case 1, it was the cervical and dorsal tract of the spine (Figure 1), and ...

Methods: Conventional and diffusion tensor (DT) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the cervical cord and brain were obtained from 17 ALS patients and 20 controls, at baseline and after a mean ...

Background: Most studies on spinal cord ... An MRI scan was required and repeated when initially normal. Results: Twenty eight consecutive patients were included over a 24 month period in 16 ...

A cervical MRI was performed and showed a myelopathy and cord atrophy at the C4–C7 level (figure 1). The cause of the myelopathy was not clear. In addition, a cervical MRI in flexion was performed and ...

The serial MRI showed reduction in size of the syrinx, without any surgical intervention or CM improvement, but rather due to spontaneous spinal cord tear. The tear was clearly demonstrated by ...

MRI showed evidence of significant global insult and a hemorrhagic ischaemic brainstem injury. A follow-up MRI scan showed marked cervical cord atrophy with some residual foci of old hemorrhage. After ...