He manifested a C4 sensory level. MRI technique: Both patients underwent MRI examinations of the spinal cord on a 0.5-T system with a surface coil and the following protocol: Tl-weighted spin-echo ...

This study investigates if: (1) ASCC can be automatically diagnosed using spinal cord shape analysis; (2) multiparametric quantitative MRI can detect similar spinal cord tissue injury as previously ...

Most Americans will endure some form of back pain in their life. Spine, back, and neck problems are most common with neck and ...

JJ is a 75-year-old man who presents to the office after his wife made an appointment for him this morning for evaluation of ...

Objective We tested the hypothesis that fat metaplasia on MRI of the sacroiliac joints (SIJ) increases the propensity for new bone formation in the spine of patients with spondyloarthritis. Methods We ...

Objectives To describe the prevalence of degenerative changes on MRI and conventional radiographs of the spine in a young population with suspicion of axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) and assess ...

All spinal curvature surgeries have the same goal — to restore your spinal curvature as closely as possible to normal and prevent the condition from worsening down the road. Reconstructive spine ...

The spinal MRI showed thickening and contrast enhancement of nerve roots from their emergence ... Central motor conduction time, calculated by subtraction of latencies after vertex and radicular ...

Medically reviewed by Doru Paul, MD Leukemia is a cancer of the blood-forming tissues that often develops in the bone marrow.

Because spinal cord tumors grow slowly over time, symptoms tend to develop over months and may be confused with normal “growing pains ... Over the course of a year, her coordination continued to ...

Approximately 17% of patients with vitreoretinal lymphoma have positive CSF findings with a negative MRI and CSF evaluation could improve earlier detection and systemic treatment. Patients with ...

With these procedures: On a mammogram, solid tumors will typically have a higher density than normal tissue. They will show up on an X-ray as a lighter, solidified mass. A 2024 study found a ...