Fig. 16.1 Subacute combined degeneration of the spinal cord (SCDSC) caused by vitamin B12-deficiency with a clinical history of numbness after 6 months, abdominal sensory level, whereas sense for pain…
Fig. 20.1 (a) Vascularization of the spinal cord. 1 Radiculomedullar artery (syn.: nervomedullar artery); 2 posterior radicular artery; 3 anterior radicular artery; 4 anterior spinal artery (ASA); 5 duplication of…
Fig. 14.1 Topography of the corticospinal tract in the spinal cord. Whereas the majority of fibres cross at the level of the decussatio pyramidum, a smaller number of fibres run…
Cervical 30 % Cervicothoracic 25 % Thoracic 29 % Conus 15 % Table 18.2 Intramedullary tumors’ major characteristics Tumor type Incidence Presentation MRI appearance Treatment Outcome Ependymoma Most common intramedullary…
Fig. 5.1 An example of high-resolution CE-MRA in a patient with a spinal dural arteriovenous fistula (SDAVF, more details are given in Chap. 19): a centromedullary edema with faint enhancement…
Fig. 8.1 (a–f) Waist-like contrast medium filling defect at level L2/3 (a), accentuated in upright position (b) due to degenerative lumbar spinal canal stenosis (arrow) in a patient suffering from…
Fig. 3.1 Lateral extensions of the dura, myelography with coronal and axial reformats (a, b) and axial T2w (c). The lateral extensions of the dura are the dural sleeves containing…
Fig. 6.1 CSF flow study in a 31-year-old patient with normal findings. The gradient-echo image (b) contains anatomical information on static tissues (compare with the T2-weighted image a). The phase-contrast…
Fig. 17.1 T2-weighted transaxial (a) and coronal (b) imaging of the upper cervical spine shows marked atrophy, and there is extensive hyperintense gray matter signal. Note CSF flow artifact surrounding…
Fig. 7.1 Young female with symptoms of spontaneous intracranial hypotension. Sagittal T1-weighted image with spectral fat suppression (a) after intrathecal application of contrast agent shows accumulation of CSF (bright) in…
