Summary of MR imaging features of spinal epidural hemangiomas—low signal rim, dural tail sign, and mass effect
Case No. | MR Type | Contour | Low Signal Rim on T1WI | Low Signal Rim on T2WI | Low Signal Rim on CE | Dural Tail Sign | Cord Comp | NF Widen | Vertebral Body |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | A | Smooth | Yes | Yes | NA | NA | No | No | Intact |
2 | B | Lobular | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | Intact |
3 | A | Lobular | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Intact |
4 | C | Smooth | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Intact |
5 | C | Lobular | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Intact |
6 | C | Lobular | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Intact |
7 | C | Lobular | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Erosion |
8 | D | Ill-defined | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Intact |
9 | C | Smooth | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Intact |
10 | D | Ill-defined | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Intact |
11 | C | Lobular | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Erosion |
12 | B | Lobular | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | Intact |
13 | B | Smooth | No | No | No | No | No | No | Intact |
14 | C | Lobular | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Erosion |
Note:—T1WI indicates T1-weighted MR image; T2WI, T2-weighted MR image; CE, contrast-enhanced MR image; Cord comp, cord compression; NF widen, neural foraminal widening; Vertebral body, involvement of vertebral body.