Fasano F J, Stauffer E S
Department of Surgery, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield 62708.
Clin Orthop Relat Res. 1988 Aug(233):168-70.
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the spine is a new imaging technique that allows greater visualization of the spinal cord than other imaging modalities. This article reports on two cases of traumatic division of the spinal cord demonstrated by MRI. Both patients had complete transection of the spinal cord and did not have neurologic functional recovery distal to the spinal cord transection. MRI is applicable to diagnosis in acute conditions and to reveal division of the spinal cord, allowing prediction of an unlikely chance of neurologic recovery.
脊柱磁共振成像（MRI）是一种新的成像技术，与其他成像方式相比，它能更清晰地显示脊髓。本文报道了两例经MRI证实的脊髓外伤性离断病例。两名患者均为脊髓完全横断，脊髓横断平面以下无神经功能恢复。MRI适用于急性病例的诊断，可显示脊髓离断情况，从而预测神经功能恢复的可能性极小。
