Extradural Lesion, T1 Hypointense Bryson Borg, MD DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS Common Disc Herniation Osteophyte Degenerated, Hypertrophic Ligamentum Flavum Post-Operative Change, Normal Epidural Gas Metal Artifact Peridural Fibrosis Facet Joint Synovial Cyst…
Enlarged Vertebral Body/Posterior Element Lubdha M. Shah, MD DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS Common Facet Arthropathy Facet Arthropathy, Cervical Facet Arthropathy, Lumbar Baastrup Sign Paget Disease Aggressive Hemangioma Compensatory Enlargement Scoliosis Spondylolysis Congenital…
Intramedullary Lesion, Ring/Peripheral Enhancement Lubdha M. Shah, MD DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS Common Multiple Sclerosis, Spinal Cord Astrocytoma, Spinal Cord Ependymoma, Cellular, Spinal Cord Less Common Metastases, Spinal Cord Rare but Important…
Intramedullary Lesion, T1 Hypointense Lubdha M. Shah, MD DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS Common CSF Flow Artifact Syringomyelia Multiple Sclerosis, Spinal Cord Contusion-Hematoma, Spinal Cord ADEM, Spinal Cord Ependymoma, Cellular, Spinal Cord Astrocytoma,…
Enlarged Vertebral Body, Soap Bubble Expansion Lubdha M. Shah, MD DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS Common Metastases, Lytic Osseous Lung Carcinoma Thyroid Carcinoma Renal Cell Carcinoma Multiple Myeloma Osteoblastoma Giant Cell Tumor Aneurysmal…
Lumbar Soft Tissue Mass, Pediatric Kevin R. Moore, MD DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS Common Lipomyelomeningocele Myelomeningocele Lipoma, Spinal Spinal Muscle Injury, Traumatic Scoliosis Less Common Plexiform Neurofibroma Ewing Sarcoma Lymphoma Venous Vascular…
Intradural/Extramedullary Lesion, T1 Hypo, T2 Hypo Jeffrey S. Ross, MD DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS Common CSF Flow Artifact Post-Operative Change, Normal Metal Artifact Vascular Malformation Meningioma, Calcified Less Common Ependymoma, Myxopapillary (Calcified)…
Cauda Equina Syndrome Bryson Borg, MD DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS Common Stenosis, Acquired Spinal, Lumbar Intervertebral Disc Herniation, Lumbar Spondylolisthesis Trauma Burst Fracture, Lumbar Sacral Fracture (Zone 3) Traumatic Spondylolisthesis Penetrating Injury…
Intervertebral Disc/Endplate Irregularity Jeffrey S. Ross, MD DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS Common Degenerative Disc Disease Degenerative Endplate Changes (Modic Changes) Schmorl Node Accelerated Degeneration Scheuermann Disease Pyogenic Disc Space Infection Tuberculous Disc…
Intradural/Extramedullary Lesion, T1 Hyperintense Jeffrey S. Ross, MD DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS Common Metal Artifact Filum Terminale Fibrolipoma Lipoma Subdural Hematoma Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Lipomyelomeningocele Less Common Dermoid and Epidermoid Tumors Melanoma Metastasis…
