TMCWG Complete acute transverse myelitis Acute partial transverse myelitis Deficits attributable to the spinal cord Sensory, motor, or autonomic dysfunction Moderate or severe symmetrical weakness and autonomic (bladder) dysfunction…
Fig. 10.1 Sag. CT (a, b): ankylosing spondylitis with “bamboo spine” and fusion of joints Fig. 10.2 Epidural abscess dorsal accentuated C5/6 to Th2. Sag. T2 WI (a) and T1…
Advantages Disadvantages Excellent soft tissue contrast Some contraindications Flexible “contrast” (information) Relatively slow and expensive Good spatial resolution Limited availability No ionising radiation Unintuitive artefacts Allows multi-planar imaging Lacks specificity…
Fig. 13.1 Bacterial spinal meningitis. Patient with bacterial spinal meningitis (S. pneumoniae) extended from cranial meningitis. Contrast-enhanced T1WI shows diffuse smooth enhancement of the conus medullaris and equina cauda (sagittal,…
Fig. 9.1 Atlantoaxial instability and basilar invagination. (a) Atlantoaxial instability is determined by the atlantodens interval (ADI) and the space available for cord (SAC) (b): basioccipital hypoplasia associated with Chiari…
Fig. 11.1 Surgical staging system for primary spinal tumours according to Weinstein, Boriani and Biagini (WBB). The spinal column and its surrounding soft tissue, the spinal canal with the thecal…
Fig. 19.1 Selective intra-arterial DSA images of the segmental artery at the level of T12 on the right side (a). The vessel originates from the thoracic aorta. After giving off…
Fig. 2.1 Alignment of the cervical spine. The following three lines normally show smooth curves: Anterior vertebral line along the anterior margins of the vertebral bodies. Posterior vertebral line which…
Fig. 12.1 Classification of occipital condyle fractures according to Jeanneret and Anderson and Montesano: (a) Jeanneret type I (Anderson and Montesano type II) fracture is part of a transverse fracture…
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…
