RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Spinal Cord and Canal: Potentials and Limitations
JF American Journal of Neuroradiology
JO Am. J. Neuroradiol.
FD American Society of Neuroradiology
SP 9
OP 14
VO 5
IS 1
A1 Norman, David
A1 Mills, Catherine M.
A1 Brant-Zawadzki, Michael
A1 Yeates, Andrew
A1 Crooks, Lawrence E.
A1 Kaufman, Leon
YR 1984
UL http://www.ajnr.org/content/5/1/9.abstract
AB Preliminary experience with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the spinal cord and canal in 17 patients indicates considerable promise in the diagnosis of neoplastic, degenerative, and congenital lesions. The ability to image the cord directly rather than indirectly as in myelography, the absence of bone artifact as in computed tomography, and the multiplanar capabilities indicate that MRI will be the procedure of choice in the examination of the spinal cord. Current limitations include partial-volume effects due to slice thickness and the inability to perform contiguous sections when using multiplanar techniques. The relative increase in signal from cerebrospinal fluid with long TR and TE sequences in spin-echo imaging may result in less sensitivity than in the brain for detection of cord edema and/or infarction.