title: MRI diagnosis of thoracic ossification of posterior longitudinal ligament with concomitant disc herniation.
abstract: Ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament is a potentially curable cause of thoracic myelopathy. As this case illustrates, MRI can confirm the diagnosis, demonstrate other concomitant pathology such as disc herniation, and help assess the clinical significance of OPLL by showing spinal word compression.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Arizona Health Sciences Center, Tucson.
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Yoshino
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Seeger
authors.forename: R F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Carmody
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000209:etiology*; D008022:Ligaments / Q000473:pathology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009999:Ossification, Heterotopic / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000209:etiology; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae