Cord, Small/Atrophic Bryson Borg, MD DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS Common Focal Cord Atrophy Compressive Myelopathy, Chronic Multiple Sclerosis, Other Noncompressive Myelopathies Cord Trauma, Chronic Infarction, Spinal Cord, Chronic Radiation Myelitis, Chronic Diffuse…
Fracture, Vertebral Body Julia Crim, MD DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS Common Vertebral Body Only Anterior Compression Fracture, Thoracic Anterior Compression Fracture, Lumbar Lateral Compression Fracture, Lumbar Lateral Compression Fracture, Thoracic Burst Fracture…
Intradural/Extramedullary Lesion, Solid Enhancement Kevin R. Moore, MD DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS Common Solid Mass Schwannoma Meningioma Neurofibroma Ependymoma, Myxopapillary, Spinal Cord Leptomeningeal Metastases, CSF Disseminated Post Chemo/Radiation Therapy Nerve Enhancement Less…
Extradural, Abnormal Marrow Signal Kevin R. Moore, MD DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS Common Vertebral Fracture with Epidural Hematoma Osteomyelitis, Pyogenic Metastases, Blastic Osseous Metastases, Lytic Osseous Osteomyelitis, Granulomatous Multiple Myeloma Plasmacytoma Lymphoma…
Acute Upper Extremity Pain/Weakness Kevin R. Moore, MD DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS Common Intervertebral Disc Herniation Intervertebral Disc Herniation, Cervical Intervertebral Disc Herniation, Traumatic Cervical Fracture with Nerve Compression Burst Fracture, Cervical…
Extradural Lesion, T2 Hypointense, T1 Hypointense Bryson Borg, MD DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS Common Intervertebral Disc Herniation Endplate Osteophyte Facet Osteophyte Ossification Ligamentum Flavum OPLL Epidural Gas Metal Artifact Rare but Important…
Soft Tissue Calcification, Paraspinal Julia Crim, MD DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS Common Heterotopic Ossification DISH Spinal Muscle Injury, Traumatic Post-Operative Change, Normal Neurogenic (Charcot) Arthropathy Calcification Calcific Tendinitis, Longus Coli Osteomyelitis, Granulomatous…
Spondylolisthesis Jeffrey S. Ross, MD DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS Common Pediatric Pseudosubluxation Dysplastic Degenerative Disc Disease Spondylolysis Post-Treatment Instability Posterior Column Injury, Cervical Less Common Osteomyelitis, Pyogenic Tuberculous Infection Tumor Metastasis Lymphoma…
Extradural Lesion, Solid Enhancement Kevin R. Moore, MD DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS Common Peridural Fibrosis Metastases, Blastic Osseous Metastases, Lytic Osseous Neurofibroma Schwannoma Lymphoma Plasmacytoma Less Common Venous Vascular Malformation Neuroblastic Tumor…
Extradural Lesions, Multiple Bryson Borg, MD DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS Common Multiple Disc Herniations Facet Arthropathy Hypertrophied Ligamentum Flavum Epidural Fluid Collections Hematoma Abscess OPLL Epidural Metastases Plasmacytoma Neurofibromatosis Type 1 Rare…
