Rindahl M A, Colletti P M, Zee C S, Taber P
Department of Radiology, University of Southern California School of Medicine, LAC/USC Medical Center 90033.
Magn Reson Imaging. 1989 Mar-Apr;7(2):217-24. doi: 10.1016/0730-725x(89)90707-8.
Thirty pediatric patients with spinal dysraphism were studied with magnetic resonance imaging. A variety of dysraphic anomalies were visualized, including syringohydromyelia, tethered cord, widened spinal canal, meningomyelocele, lipomyelomeningocele, lipomeningocele, intraspinal lipoma, congenital dermal sinus tract, and scoliosis. In 29 of 30 cases, MRI diagnostically visualized spinal cord and dysraphic anatomy. A combination of T1-weighted sagittal and axial imaging planes provided the most complete visualization. In specific cases, T2-weighted examinations were useful in demonstrating likely regions of inflammation bordering infected sinus tracts. MRI demonstrates a wide variety of dysraphic spinal anomalies and effectively screens children for occult spinal dysraphism.
对30例患有脊柱裂的儿科患者进行了磁共振成像研究。观察到多种脊柱裂异常，包括脊髓空洞症、脊髓栓系、椎管增宽、脊膜脊髓膨出、脂肪瘤型脊膜脊髓膨出、脊膜膨出、脊髓内脂肪瘤、先天性皮样窦道和脊柱侧弯。在30例中的29例中，MRI在诊断上清晰显示了脊髓和脊柱裂解剖结构。T1加权矢状面和轴位成像平面相结合可提供最完整的图像显示。在特定病例中，T2加权检查有助于显示感染性窦道周围可能的炎症区域。MRI可显示多种脊柱裂性脊柱异常，并能有效地对儿童进行隐性脊柱裂筛查。
