Cord Lesion, T2 Hyperintense, Dorsal Lubdha M. Shah, MD DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS Common Multiple Sclerosis, Spinal Cord Contusion-Hematoma, Spinal Cord Less Common Subacute Combined Degeneration Copper Deficiency Nitrous Oxide Misuse HIV…
Cord Lesion, T2 Hyperintense, Central Lubdha M. Shah, MD DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS Common Syringomyelia Multiple Sclerosis, Spinal Cord Acute Transverse Myelitis, Idiopathic Infarction, Spinal Cord Type I DAVF Less Common Acute…
Intramedullary Lesion, Solid Enhancement Lubdha M. Shah, MD DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS Common Ependymoma, Cellular, Spinal Cord Ependymoma, Myxopapillary, Spinal Cord Astrocytoma, Spinal Cord Multiple Sclerosis, Spinal Cord Less Common Hemangioblastoma, Spinal…
Intramedullary Mass Bryson Borg, MD DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS Common Demyelinating Disease Multiple Sclerosis, Spinal Cord ADEM, Spinal Cord Acute Transverse Myelitis, Idiopathic Ependymoma, Spinal Cord Astrocytoma, Spinal Cord Syringomyelia Contusion-Hematoma, Spinal…
Intramedullary Lesion, Diffuse/Ill-Defined Enhancement Jeffrey S. Ross, MD DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS Common Multiple Sclerosis Transverse Myelitis (ATM) ADEM Viral Myelitis Neuromyelitis Optica (NMO) Less Common Type I Spinal Dural A-V Fistula…
Conus Abnormality Bryson Borg, MD DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS Common Filum Terminale Fibrolipoma Primary Cord Neoplasm Ependymoma, Myxopapillary, Spinal Cord Astrocytoma, Spinal Cord Hemangioblastoma, Spinal Cord Paraganglioma Demyelinating Disease Syringomyelia Tethered Spinal…
Extradural Lesion, T2 Hyperintense, T1 Isointense Bryson Borg, MD DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS Common Intervertebral Disc Herniation Synovial Cyst Peridural Fibrosis Epidural Fluid Collections Abscess, Epidural Hematoma, Epidural-Subdural (Acute) Epidural Metastatic Disease…
Intramedullary Lesion, T1 Hypointense, T2 Hypointense Lubdha M. Shah, MD DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS Common Instrumentation/Implants Contusion-Hematoma, Spinal Cord Cavernous Malformation, Spinal Cord Less Common Cysticercosis Type II AVM Rare but Important…
Intradural/Extramedullary Lesion, T1 Hypointense Jeffrey S. Ross, MD DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS Common CSF Flow Artifact Post-Operative Intrathecal Gas Metal Artifact Arachnoid Cyst Epidermoid Meningioma, Calcified Schwannoma, Cystic Vascular Malformation Less Common…
Cauda Equina Enhancement, Diffuse Jeffrey S. Ross, MD DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS Common Spinal Meningitis CSF Disseminated Metastases Guillain-Barré Syndrome CMV Polyradiculopathy Less Common Sarcoidosis Arachnoiditis Lymphoma Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDP)…
