title: Correlation between computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging in diastematomyelia.
abstract: Preoperative neuroradiological evaluation of diastematomyelia cases is of vital importance in order to increase surgical success rate. This paper reports the neuroradiological data of diastematomyelia cases in the light of surgical findings, and discusses the efficacy of CT and MRI in the evaluation of patients with diastematomyelia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Marmara University Medical School, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Ozek
authors.forename: M N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Pamir
authors.forename: A F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Ozer
authors.forename: G E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Keles
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Erzen
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009192:Myelography; D016136:Spina Bifida Occulta / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000473:pathology; D013131:Spine / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed