title: MRI of spontaneous spinal cord infarction: serial changes in gadolinium-DTPA enhancement.
abstract: Spinal cord infarcts are rare. We report serial MRI studies of a patient with a clinically diagnosed spontaneous spinal cord infarct. The usefulness of gadolinium diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid-dimeglumine (Gd-DTPA) enhancement is also discussed. Serial MRI with Gd-DTPA is useful to diagnose the spinal cord infarction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Baba Memorial Hospital, Osaka, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hirono
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yamadori
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Komiyama
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yakura
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yasui
mesh_terms: D003287:Contrast Media; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D019786:Gadolinium DTPA; D006801:Humans; D007238:Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D004369:Pentetic Acid; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000473:pathology; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D004369:Pentetic Acid; D019786:Gadolinium DTPA