Gd-DTPA enhanced MRI of cervical anterior epidural venous plexus.
Seventy selected cases were reviewed retrospectively to assess the normal Gd-DTPA enhanced MR appearance of the cervical anterior epidural venous plexus. This structure can enhance quite markedly and has a somewhat variable appearance on MR imaging but we believe that it can be differentiated from pathological enhancement in the area if attention is paid to its normal anatomical characteristics.
Gelber
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Department of Radiology, University of Massachusetts Medical Center, Worcester 01655.
Ragland
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Knorr
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002572:Cervical Plexus / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D002648:Child; D003287:Contrast Media; D005682:Gadolinium; D019786:Gadolinium DTPA; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D004369:Pentetic Acid; D012189:Retrospective Studies
D003287:Contrast Media; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D004369:Pentetic Acid; D005682:Gadolinium; D019786:Gadolinium DTPA