title: MR imaging of transverse myelitis using Gd-DTPA.
abstract: A patient with subacute transverse myelitis (TM) had MRI studies, including scans after Gd-DTPA administration. The enhancement, with its intensity and persistence, seems to herald residual cord deficits. TM remains a clinical diagnosis of exclusion whereas MRI plays a valuable role in the assessment of the different abnormalities which may produce this syndrome and also defines accurately the location and extent of the intramedullary pathology.
authors.affiliation: Cattedra di Neuroradiologia, Catanzaro, Italia.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Pardatscher
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Fiore
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lavano
mesh_terms: D003287:Contrast Media; D005682:Gadolinium; D019786:Gadolinium DTPA; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009188:Myelitis, Transverse / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D004369:Pentetic Acid; D011379:Prognosis
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D004369:Pentetic Acid; D005682:Gadolinium; D019786:Gadolinium DTPA