Intramedullary Lesion, T1 Hypointense Lubdha M. Shah, MD DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS Common CSF Flow Artifact Syringomyelia Multiple Sclerosis, Spinal Cord Contusion-Hematoma, Spinal Cord ADEM, Spinal Cord Ependymoma, Cellular, Spinal Cord Astrocytoma,…
Enlarged Vertebral Body, Soap Bubble Expansion Lubdha M. Shah, MD DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS Common Metastases, Lytic Osseous Lung Carcinoma Thyroid Carcinoma Renal Cell Carcinoma Multiple Myeloma Osteoblastoma Giant Cell Tumor Aneurysmal…
Lumbar Soft Tissue Mass, Pediatric Kevin R. Moore, MD DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS Common Lipomyelomeningocele Myelomeningocele Lipoma, Spinal Spinal Muscle Injury, Traumatic Scoliosis Less Common Plexiform Neurofibroma Ewing Sarcoma Lymphoma Venous Vascular…
Intradural/Extramedullary Lesion, T1 Hypo, T2 Hypo Jeffrey S. Ross, MD DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS Common CSF Flow Artifact Post-Operative Change, Normal Metal Artifact Vascular Malformation Meningioma, Calcified Less Common Ependymoma, Myxopapillary (Calcified)…
Cauda Equina Syndrome Bryson Borg, MD DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS Common Stenosis, Acquired Spinal, Lumbar Intervertebral Disc Herniation, Lumbar Spondylolisthesis Trauma Burst Fracture, Lumbar Sacral Fracture (Zone 3) Traumatic Spondylolisthesis Penetrating Injury…
Intervertebral Disc/Endplate Irregularity Jeffrey S. Ross, MD DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS Common Degenerative Disc Disease Degenerative Endplate Changes (Modic Changes) Schmorl Node Accelerated Degeneration Scheuermann Disease Pyogenic Disc Space Infection Tuberculous Disc…
Intradural/Extramedullary Lesion, T1 Hyperintense Jeffrey S. Ross, MD DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS Common Metal Artifact Filum Terminale Fibrolipoma Lipoma Subdural Hematoma Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Lipomyelomeningocele Less Common Dermoid and Epidermoid Tumors Melanoma Metastasis…
Intradural/Extramedullary Lesion, T2 Hyper, T1 Iso Jeffrey S. Ross, MD DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS Common Schwannoma Neurofibroma Epidermoid Ependymoma CSF Disseminated Metastases Less Common Cysticercosis Tuberculoma Sarcoidosis Meningioma Rare but Important Paraganglioma…
Subarachnoid Space Narrowing Bryson Borg, MD DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS Common Stenosis, Acquired Spinal Stenosis, Congenital Spinal Extra-axial Mass Hematoma, Epidural-Subdural Abscess, Epidural Meningioma Metastasis, Epidural OPLL Enlarged Cord Demyelinating Disease Multiple…
Bony Lesion, Aggressive Lubdha M. Shah, MD DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS Common Metastases, Lytic Osseous Metastases, Blastic Osseous Lymphoma Multiple Myeloma Osteomyelitis, Pyogenic Osteomyelitis, Granulomatous Less Common Degenerative Endplate Changes Accelerated Degeneration…
