Cases | System: Spine

• A

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    ID: 7203 Absent pedicle - spinal mets Dr Frank Gaillard - 16 Sep 2009 The left T11 pedicle is absent, due to a large lytic spinal metastasis.&...
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    ID: 7196 ACDF subsidence Dr Frank Gaillard - 16 Sep 2009 This patient underwent an ACDF with disc spacer. Over the course of 10 m...
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    ID: 9166 Aggressive vertebral haemangioma Dr Frank Gaillard - 20 Mar 2010 Aggressive vertebral haemangioma demonstrating low T1 signal (low fat ...
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    ID: 8748 Ankylosing spondylitis Dr Ruslan Esedov - 27 Feb 2010 Ankylosing spondylitis or Bechterew's disease
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    ID: 7777 Ankylosing spondylitis and chalk fracture Dr Frank Gaillard - 6 Dec 2009 This patient with well known ankylosing spondylitis had a fall. CT at th...
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    ID: 10055 Arachnoid cyst - spinal Dr. Stefan Ludwig - 16 Jun 2010 - 40 year old female with spinal arachnoid cysts located mostly anterior...
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    ID: 8015 Atlantoaxial disassociation Dr Frank Gaillard - 3 Jan 2010 Atlantoaxial disassociation
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    ID: 10365 Atlantooccipital assimilation Dr Frank Gaillard - 8 Aug 2010 Atlantooccipital assimilation with possible / probably also involvement ...
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    ID: 10273 Atlantooccipital disassociation Dr Frank Gaillard - 31 Jul 2010 Note the marked widening of the atlanto-occipital joint, consistent with...

• B

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    ID: 9977 Breast cancer metastasis to pedicle Dr Frank Gaillard - 3 Jun 2010 Breast cancer metastasis to left posterior vertebral body and pedicle.
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    ID: 8124 Butterfly vertebra Angela Byrne - 13 Jan 2010 Butterfly vertebra in a 2 year old boy with VATER syndrome who also has ...

• C

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    ID: 9725 Canine Wobbler's Syndrome Doug - 16 May 2010 Canine Wobblers Syndrome is the result of spinal cord compression. This ...
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    ID: 8450 Caudal regression Dr Frank Gaillard - 2 Feb 2010 Caudal regression
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    ID: 8235 Caudal regression Dr Frank Gaillard - 19 Jan 2010 Caudal regression
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    ID: 10276 Caudal regression with lipoma Dr Frank Gaillard - 31 Jul 2010 Caudal regression with a spinal lipoma.
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    ID: 7198 Charcot joint (spine) Dr Frank Gaillard - 16 Sep 2009 Path proven Charcot joint in a diabetic patient. Note the distinctive di...
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    ID: 10358 Chiari 1 malformation, syrinx and scoliosis Dr Frank Gaillard - 8 Aug 2010 Child with a Chiari 1 malformation and resulting extensive syrinx with r...

• D

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    ID: 8452 Dens fracture Dr Frank Gaillard - 2 Feb 2010 Dens fracture
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    ID: 9493 Diastematomyelia Dr. Praveen Jha - 24 Apr 2010 A 10 year old male presented with scoliotic deformity since birth, with ...
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    ID: 7568 Diastematomyelia Dr Hani Alsalam - 10 Nov 2009 Diastematomyelia with xray, CT myelogram and MRI.Case courtesy of Dr. Ha...
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    ID: 7197 Discitis osteomyelitis L2/3 - Candida Dr Frank Gaillard - 16 Sep 2009 Patient with chronic discitis osteomyelitis due to chronic infection wit...
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    ID: 10345 Dorsal column demyelinating plaque Dr Frank Gaillard - 8 Aug 2010 Single T2 weighted axial image through the cervical cord demonstrates a ...
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    ID: 7567 Dorsal dermal sinus & diastematomyelia Dr Ruslan Esedov - 10 Nov 2009 Dorsal dermal sinus & diastematomyelia.Diastematomyelia with osseous...

• E

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    ID: 8462 Eosinophilic granuloma Dr Frank Gaillard - 3 Feb 2010 Eosinophilic granuloma of the vertebral body in an 11 year old boy.

• F

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    ID: 8451 Fatty filum Dr Frank Gaillard - 2 Feb 2010 Fatty filum terminale
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    ID: 9162 Focal central disc protrusion Dr Frank Gaillard - 20 Mar 2010 Focal central disc protrusion
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    ID: 8245 Full length spine - normal Dr Frank Gaillard - 20 Jan 2010 Full length spine in a young subject. T1 on the left and T2 on the right.

• G

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    ID: 8252 Ganglioneuroma Dr Frank Gaillard - 20 Jan 2010 Ganglioneuroma. 
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    ID: 10384 Giant thoracic meningocoel dr.g.balachandran - 9 Aug 2010 A twenty one year old female was referred for evaluation of paraplegia s...

• H

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    ID: 10130 Hangman fracture Dr Andrew Dixon - 5 Jul 2010 Images show fractures through the bilateral pars interarticularis of C2 ...

• H

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    ID: 6919 Hemivertebra with Congenital Scoliosis Dr Ahmed Almuslim - 26 Aug 2009 L1 Hemivertebra is causing congenital scoliosis 

• J

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    ID: 9601 Jefferson fracture Dr Andrew Dixon - 3 May 2010 There is fracture of the anterior and posterior arch of C1 (Jefferson fr...

• L

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    ID: 7164 L5 pars defect Dr Frank Gaillard - 10 Sep 2009 L5 pars defect
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    ID: 9681 Large disc extrusion with post operative pseudomeningocoele Dr Frank Gaillard - 11 May 2010 Large disc extrusion with post operative pseudomeningocoele.
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    ID: 7541 Limbus vertebra Wael Nemattalla - 7 Nov 2009 Adult male with low back with no any history of remote or recent trauma...
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    ID: 8899 Lipomatosis of the filum terminale Dr Frank Gaillard - 8 Mar 2010 Lipomatosis of the filum terminale with incidental degernative change of...
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    ID: 8453 Lipomeningocoele Dr Frank Gaillard - 2 Feb 2010 Lipomeningocoele
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    ID: 10113 Lipomeningomyelocele dr.g.balachandran - 30 Jun 2010 A four years old girl was referred for evaluation of a midline mass in t...
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    ID: 9161 Lumbar disc extrusion Dr Frank Gaillard - 20 Mar 2010 Single sagittal T2 image of the lower lumbar spine demonstrating a large...
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    ID: 6348 Lumbar spine T.B. dr.g.balachandran - 10 Jun 2009 A twenty nine years old female was referred for evaluation of backache.H...
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    ID: 6914 Lymphoma (NHL) Dr Ahmed Almuslim - 26 Aug 2009 A 20 year old woman with non-Hodgkin lymphoma of T12. Primary lymphoma o...

• M

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    ID: 10170 Modic type II endplate change at L3/4 Dr Frank Gaillard - 17 Jul 2010 High T1 and T2 endplate change at L3/4 consistent with Modic type I...
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    ID: 8454 Mucopolysaccharidosis Dr Frank Gaillard - 2 Feb 2010 Mucopolysaccharidosis with thoracolumbar kyphosis.
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    ID: 10182 Multiple myeloma - posterior elements of the spine Dr Frank Gaillard - 19 Jul 2010 Multiple myeloma - posterior elements of the spine 
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    ID: 9968 Multiple myeloma - spine Dr Frank Gaillard - 3 Jun 2010 Multiple myeloma of the spine. 

• N

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    ID: 8280 Neuroblastoma Dr Frank Gaillard - 21 Jan 2010 Neuroblastoma
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    ID: 9159 Neurofibromatosis type 1 - cervical spine Dr Frank Gaillard - 20 Mar 2010 Patient with NF1 demonstrating a large number of neurofibromas, includin...

• O

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    ID: 7199 Open door laminoplasty Dr Frank Gaillard - 16 Sep 2009 Open door laminoplasty
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    ID: 7139 OPLL Dr Frank Gaillard - 8 Sep 2009 Asian patient with severe OPLL
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    ID: 9479 Orbital metastasis from breast cancer Dr Frank Gaillard - 22 Apr 2010 60 year old woman with metastatic breast cancer with widespread scleroti...
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    ID: 10338 Os odontoideum Dr Frank Gaillard - 7 Aug 2010 Instability of the os odontoideum is demonstrated within the range of &#...
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    ID: 8875 Ossiculum terminale Wael Nemattalla - 7 Mar 2010 6 years old girl with sinusitis, left otitis media and left mastoiditis....
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    ID: 7593 Osteoblastoma Angela Byrne - 11 Nov 2009 Osteoblastoma causing a marked scoliosis in a 7 year old boy. 

• P

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    ID: 7674 Paracentral disc protrusion Dr Frank Gaillard - 18 Nov 2009 This 25 year-old male labourer presented with acute back pain and right ...
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    ID: 6529 Pedicle scree in aorta Dr Frank Gaillard - 7 Jul 2009 Pedicle screws are tricky things. This left sided mid thoracic screw mis...
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    ID: 7413 Post operative scar around S1 nerve root Dr Frank Gaillard - 30 Oct 2009 30M with a recent L5/S1 hemilaminectomy and discectomy with persistent l...
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    ID: 8755 Pott's disease Dr Hani Alsalam - 27 Feb 2010 60 year old female presented with vague backache. Thoracic spine radiogr...

• S

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    ID: 7200 Sacral haemangioma (huge) Dr Frank Gaillard - 16 Sep 2009 Final Diagnosis:  Sacral tumour: intraosseus hemangioma.  Fina...
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    ID: 10334 Sacral schwannoma dr.g.balachandran - 6 Aug 2010 A forty years old female was referred for evaluation of a large pelvic m...
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    ID: 7768 Sacrococcygeal teratoma Wael Nemattalla - 6 Dec 2009 Also note the large bi-sided abdominal swelling with possibilities incl...

• S

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    ID: 7775 Schwannoma - intradural Dr Frank Gaillard - 6 Dec 2009
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    ID: 7166 Schwannoma - intradural Dr Frank Gaillard - 10 Sep 2009 Intradural schwannoma
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    ID: 7552 Scotty dog Dr Frank Gaillard - 8 Nov 2009 Scotty dog sign of the lumbar spine. Pars interarticularis defects occur...
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    ID: 8542 Sickle cell disease Dr Frank Gaillard - 10 Feb 2010 Sickle cell disease
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    ID: 8443 Sickle cell disease Dr Frank Gaillard - 2 Feb 2010 Sickle cell disease
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    ID: 7731 Sickle Cell Disease Gagandeep Singh - 24 Nov 2009 Patient with sickle cell disease demonstrating autosplenectomy with only...
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    ID: 9925 Six lumbar type vertebrae Dr Frank Gaillard - 31 May 2010
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    ID: 8909 Spina bifida Dr Hani Alsalam - 9 Mar 2010 Spina bifida.
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    ID: 8048 Spinal AVF Dr Frank Gaillard - 5 Jan 2010 Spinal AVF arising from the right 6th intercostal artery. Case cour...
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    ID: 7201 Spinal AVF S1 origin Dr Frank Gaillard - 16 Sep 2009 Spinal AVF arising in this case from the S1 radicular artery. Note the e...
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    ID: 9771 Spinal cord metastasis Dr Frank Gaillard - 23 May 2010 Patient with a choroid plexus papilloma previously resected (note the po...
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    ID: 7960 Spinal fracture-dislocation Dr Frank Gaillard - 24 Dec 2009 This is a female patient who fell from a 2nd floor balcony. She presente...
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    ID: 6530 Spinal metastases - multiple - MRI Dr Frank Gaillard - 7 Jul 2009 Multiple spinal metastases with pathological fracture. fo
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    ID: 10359 Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) type II with scoliosis Dr Frank Gaillard - 8 Aug 2010 Child with a progressive scoliosis due to spinal muscular atrophy (...
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    ID: 6920 Spinal Trauma (C6C7 dislocation) Dr Ahmed Almuslim - 26 Aug 2009 a 50 year old man, victim of road traffic collision
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    ID: 6985 Spondylodiskitis Wael Nemattalla - 31 Aug 2009 18 years old male presented with low back pain. Patient denying any his...
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    ID: 9485 Spontaneous Lumbar Intraspinal Haematoma Dr Andrew Dixon - 23 Apr 2010 CT and MRI reveal a large spontaneous lumbar intraspinal haematoma ...
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    ID: 10134 Subacute combined degeneration of the cord Dr Andrew Dixon - 6 Jul 2010 MRI reveals abnormal high T2 cervical cord signal within the bilateral d...

• T

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    ID: 7836 T2 spinous process neoplasia in a dog Vet Juan M. Grinan - 16 Dec 2009 German Shepherd. 3 years old.
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    ID: 7826 Tarlov cyst Dr Frank Gaillard - 15 Dec 2009 Tarlov cyst
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    ID: 6362 TB discitis osteomelitis and paravertebral abscess Dr Frank Gaillard - 11 Jun 2009 45 year old man with proven TB osteomyelitis, discitis and paraspinal co...
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    ID: 9774 Tuberculosis of the dens Dr Frank Gaillard - 23 May 2010 DNA Amplification Assay for M.tuberculosis Complex (PCR):  DETECTED...
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    ID: 9354 Tuberculous Spondylitis with Large Prevertebral Abscess Dr Andrew Dixon - 8 Apr 2010 CXR shows widened superior mediastinum with the trachea displaced anteri...

• V

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    ID: 7483 Vertebral haemangioma Dr Frank Gaillard - 3 Nov 2009 Typical appearance of a vertebral haemangioma, with thickening of the pr...
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    ID: 9008 Vertebral haemangioma Dr Frank Gaillard - 13 Mar 2010 Typical vertebral haemangioma.
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    ID: 10232 Vertebral nutrient vessel Dr Jeremy Jones - 24 Jul 2010 The limited section of the CT C-spine shows a nutrient vessel which shou...
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    ID: 8348 von Hippel Lindau Dr Frank Gaillard - 24 Jan 2010 von Hippel Lindau disease with renal cell cancer on the left and cervica...

• X

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    ID: 6528 X-stop displaced Dr Frank Gaillard - 7 Jul 2009 Inter–spinous process decompression device (X STOP) demonstrating shift ...