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Spine MRI Radiology can be difficult due to the complex anatomy and the many pathologies that occur. In our posts we have concise explanation of the Spine MRI anatomy, the macroscopic pathology that’s relevant to the Imaging and the Imaging findings in various pathologies.
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You will forget more than 50% of what you learn within an hour and over 2/3rds by the end of the day. When I want to learn something new, my usual method is to read journal articles or go to a meeting that covers the topic. Knowledge comes in, has a quick cup of tea …
When we think of a benign syrinx we think that it should be uniformly high signal on T2 and smooth. But you can get variations in the appearance of a benign syrinx that brings doubt as to whether it is benign or is possibly malignant. What are these variations, and how do we confirm that …
MRI Radiation Spine What happens to vertebral body signal post radiation and how to spot a post radiation spine and tumour recurrence easily . What Happens: The effect of radiation on the spine is cell death of both tumour and normal marrow. And over time the dead cells are replaced with fat. What Does it …
MRI Radiation Spine: When the clinicians wont tell you Read More »
Spondylolytic myelopathy and Myelomalacia: They are quite different but there is often confusion between the use of the terms. Lets look at what they are and how to differentiate them. Spondylotic Myelopathy Refers to increased T2 signal in the cord, from oedema, due to extrinsic compression of the cord ( degenerative causes like disc, osteophyte) …
Spondylotic Myelopathy vs Myelomalacia: No more confusion Read More »
When scans are performed for ? Discitis, often both a T2 and T2 Fat Sat/ STIR sequence are performed. Which is better for assessing for early discitis? One of the features of discitis on MRI is increased T2 signal in the disc. But often, there are no other features of discitis/ osteomyelits, the disc signal …
This is the first in a regular series of posts on cases of interest. Incidental finding in a 40yo male. Image above. ANSWER Cavernomas of the spinal cord have a very specific appearance on MRI with the following features Lobulated well defined lesion mixed signal T1 and T2 No significant enhancement Low signal …
Radiology Education Diagnosis Please: Spinal cord lesion MRI Read More »
The 2016 ISMRM Annual Meeting is being held in Singapore, which is great news for us in this region. But is it worth going to? It depends…. I have been to a number of ISMRM meetings over the years and its a huge meeting, but the difficulty from a radiologist’s perspective, is that it …
Pars defects can be difficult to see on MRI. Lets look at how best to find them. WHAT IS THE PARS INTERARTICULARIS? Bone that connects the superior and inferior articular process at each level. WHAT DOES A NORMAL PARS INTERTICULARIS LOOK LIKE ON MRI? A continuous piece of bone extending from the pedicle down to …
INTRO: Pars defects can be difficult to see on MRI. Here is an easy way to know if the slip/ spondylolistheisis you are seeing is due to a pars defect or is from degenerative facet disease. THE TIP: In Degenerative spondylolisthesis, the canal is always small. In spondylolisthesis due to a Pars Defect, the …
Spondylolisthesis: Pars Defect or Degen. How to differentiate quickly Read More »
In our workshops, before we look at abnormal, we always look at the normal appearance of a structure and make sure we understand it well. Without knowing normal, you can’t hope to understand what is abnormal. So what does a normal lumbar disc look like on MRI and what is the normal degenerative process of …
