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Diffusion-weighted MRI of the cervical cord in acute spinal cord injury with type II odontoid fracture
Authors:Sagiuchi Takao  Tachibana Shigekuni  Endo Masataka  Hayakawa Kazushige
Affiliation:Department of Neurosurgery, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Kitasato, Japan. tsagi@abeam.ocm.ne.jp
Abstract:
The authors present a case of acute spinal cord injury demonstrated by diffusion-weighted MRI (DWI) of the cervical cord. DWI taken 2 hours after injury showed intramedullary hyperintensity with a decrease of the apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) value at C1-C2 vertebral levels. On T -weighted images obtained 1 month after injury, the lesion was hyperintense, indicating the existence of myelomalacia. DWI of the cervical cord provided satisfactory images and was a useful method for detecting and visualizing of the affected cord in the super-early stage.(2)
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