PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Christopherson, Lucy R.
AU  - Rabin, Barry M.
AU  - Hallam, Danial K.
AU  - Russell, Eric J.
TI  - Persistence of the Notochordal Canal: MR and Plain Film Appearance
DP  - 1999 Jan 01
TA  - American Journal of Neuroradiology
PG  - 33--36
VI  - 20
IP  - 1
4099  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/20/1/33.short
4100  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/20/1/33.full
SO  - Am. J. Neuroradiol.1999 Jan 01; 20
AB  - Summary: We report a case of an unusually prominent persistent notochordal canal involving the T12–L5 vertebrae. This rare anatomic variation was discovered as an incidental finding in a patient with lymphoma undergoing MR imaging for evaluation of back pain. MR images showed a vertically oriented canal contiguous with the intervertebral disks traversing the anterior aspect of each affected vertebral body. Plain films showed a sclerotic rimmed central channel that flared at each vertebral endplate to merge with the disk spaces.