title: Congenital diastematomyelia in the upper thoracic spine. Diagnostic comparison of CT, CT-myelography, MRI, and US.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuroradiology, University Hospital, Mainz, West Germany.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Brühl
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schwarz
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Schumacher
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Queisser-Luft
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ludwig
mesh_terms: 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