Congenital diastematomyelia in the upper thoracic spine. Diagnostic comparison of CT, CT-myelography, MRI, and US.
Diastematomyelia (DM) in the upper thoracic spine is a rare congenital abnormality. The case presented is a comparison of CT, CT myelography, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and high resolution ultrasound imaging (US) in a female newborn.
Brühl
K
K
Department of Neuroradiology, University Hospital, Mainz, West Germany.
Schwarz
M
M
Schumacher
R
R
Queisser-Luft
A
A
Ludwig
B
B
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009436:Neural Tube Defects / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography