Sequential Magnetic Resonance Imaging Finding of Intramedullary Spinal Cord Abscess including Diffusion Weighted Image: a Case Report
Korean Journal of Radiology
; : 241-246, 2011.
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ABSTRACT
Intramedullary spinal cord abscess (ISCA) is a rare infection of the central nervous system. We describe the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings, including the diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) findings, of ISCA in a 78-year-old man. The initial conventional MRI of the thoracic spine demonstrated a subtle enhancing nodule accompanied by significant edema. On the follow-up MRI after seven days, the nodule appeared as a ring-enhancing nodule. The non-enhancing central portion of the nodule appeared hyperintense on DWI with a decreased apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) value on the ADC map. We performed myelotomy and surgical drainage, and thick, yellowish pus was drained.
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Asunto principal:
Paraplejía
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Enfermedades de la Médula Espinal
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Vértebras Torácicas
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Imagen por Resonancia Magnética
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Drenaje
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Imagen de Difusión por Resonancia Magnética
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Diagnóstico Diferencial
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Absceso
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Antibacterianos
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Aged
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Humans
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Male
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En
Revista:
Korean Journal of Radiology
Año:
2011
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Article