title: Subtle cord magnetic resonance changes in cervical myelomalacia.
abstract: After spinal cord injury cystic lesions of different types are known to develop. However, in a large group of patients radiologic examinations have not revealed abnormalities in spite of neurologic deficit symptoms. Magnetic resonance imaging in 6 such patients demonstrated subtle changes in the cervical spinal cord, confirming the diagnosis of myelomalacia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Heinz
authors.forename: W W
authors.initials: WW
authors.lastname: Woodruff
authors.forename: B P
authors.initials: BP
authors.lastname: Drayer
authors.forename: W T
authors.initials: WT
authors.lastname: Djang
authors.forename: A H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Friedman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000473:pathology; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000150:complications