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)…
Cord Lesion, T2 Hyperintense, Ventral Lubdha M. Shah, MD DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS Common Multiple Sclerosis, Spinal Cord Contusion-Hematoma, Spinal Cord Infarction, Spinal Cord Spondylotic Myelopathy Less Common Spinal Cord Herniation Rare…
Intramedullary Lesion, No Enhancement Lubdha M. Shah, MD DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS Common Syringomyelia Multiple Sclerosis, Spinal Cord Contusion-Hematoma, Spinal Cord Acute Transverse Myelitis, Idiopathic Less Common Astrocytoma, Spinal Cord Ependymoma, Cellular,…
Intramedullary Lesions, Multiple Lubdha M. Shah, MD DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS Common Multiple Sclerosis, Spinal Cord Metastases, Spinal Cord ADEM, Spinal Cord Less Common Hemangioblastoma, Spinal Cord Ependymoma, Cellular, Spinal Cord Cavernous…
Intradural/Extramedullary Lesion, Ring/Peripheral Enhancement Kevin R. Moore, MD DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS Common Arachnoid Cyst Schwannoma (Cystic) Meningioma (Cystic or Calcified) Less Common Neurenteric Cyst Meningitis, Spinal Rare but Important Cysticercosis Arachnoiditis,…
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…
