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Diffusion-weighted MR imaging in acute spinal cord ischemia |
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| Authors: | Akira Fujikawa Kazuhiro Tsuchiya Sousuke Takeuchi Junichi Hachiya |
| Affiliation: | (1) Department of Radiology, Japan Self-Defense Forces Central Hospital, 1-2-24, Ikejiri, Setagaya, Tokyo, 154-8532, Japan;(2) Department of Radiology, Kyorin University School of Medicine, 6-20-2, Shinkawa, Mitaka, Tokyo, 181-8611, Japan;(3) Department of Internal Medicine and Neurology, Kyorin University School of Medicine, 6-20-2, Shinkawa, Mitaka, Tokyo, 181-8611, Japan |
| Abstract: | We report diffusion-weighted (DW) MR findings for acute spinal cord ischemia in a 56-year-old patient. MR imaging obtained approximately 3 h after symptom onset demonstrated an area of hyperintensity on DW images, but no conspicuous signal abnormality on T2-weighted images in the conus medullaris. DW imaging of the spinal cord can contribute to the early detection of spinal cord vascular compromise. |
| Keywords: | Diffusion-weighted imaging Spinal cord Ischemia |
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