3,589 results found
Case
Anterior angulation of the coccyx
Published
12 Jul 2012
65% complete
CT
Case
Fracture dislocation C6/7
Published
10 Jul 2008
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MRI
CT
Article
Ependymoma vs astrocytoma of the spinal cord
A number of factors are useful when differentiating between spinal cord ependymoma and spinal cord astrocytoma.
Ependymoma
child or adult
more central in location
well-defined lesion
bone remodeling is common
low T1 signal
well-defined enhancement
syrinx is more common
hemorrhage is mo...
Case
Spondylolisthesis
Published
20 Oct 2010
62% complete
MRI
Article
Sacrococcygeal teratoma
Sacrococcygeal teratoma refers to a teratoma arising in the sacrococcygeal region. The coccyx is almost always involved 6.
Epidemiology
It is the most common congenital tumor in fetus 11 and neonate 3. The incidence is estimated at ~1:35,000-40,000. There is a recognized female predilection wi...
Case
Spinal schwannoma
Published
24 May 2013
92% complete
MRI
Case
Spinal meningioma
Published
24 May 2013
68% complete
MRI
Case
Fat-water swap (Dixon method)
Published
23 Mar 2019
63% complete
Annotated image
Article
Magnetic resonance neurography
Magnetic resonance neurography (MRN) is a relatively new non-invasive imaging technique for dedicated assessment of peripheral nerves.
It is used to assess peripheral nerve entrapments and impingements as well as localization and grading of nerve injuries and lesions.
Dedicated high-resolution...
Case
Forward angulation type III coccyx
Published
10 Oct 2014
65% complete
CT
Article
Fluoroscopic myelography
Fluoroscopic myelography is a technique that allows the visualization of the theca by the introduction of contrast medium into the CSF. This is usually accomplished by a lumbar puncture, or less commonly a suboccipital puncture.
The patient can then be tilted and rotated to cause the contrast, ...
Case
Adjacent level disease - treated
Published
05 Jul 2023
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X-ray
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Ascending spinal tracts (Gray's illustration)
Published
08 Sep 2020
35% complete
Diagram
Article
Ossification of the ligamentum flavum
Ossification of the ligamentum flavum is a phenomenon where there is a formation of ossific-calcific components in the ligamentum flavum. It is a recognized cause of myelopathy, especially in the thoracic and to a lesser degree the cervical region.
Epidemiology
The condition as a whole is unco...
Case
Disseminated tuberculosis
Published
04 Jun 2015
94% complete
X-ray
Case
Oppenheimer ossicle
Published
16 Feb 2022
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Annotated image
MRI
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Spinal neurofibroma
Published
21 Jan 2017
80% complete
MRI
Article
Intramedullary spinal metastasis
Intramedullary spinal metastases are rare, occurring in ~1% of autopsied cancer patients, and are less common than leptomeningeal metastases.
Intramedullary lesions may result from:
growth along the Virchow-Robin spaces
hematogenous dissemination
direct extension from the leptomeninges
Epid...
Article
Laminectomy
Laminectomy is the resection of the lamina of a vertebral body. By removing the lamina the spinal canal is decompressed reducing pressure on the spinal cord / cauda equina.
Terminology
When only one of the lamina is resected the terms hemilaminectomy or unilateral hemilaminectomy can be used d...
Case
Ecchordosis physaliphora
Published
15 Apr 2016
74% complete
MRI
Pathology
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