MR imaging of calcified herniated thoracic disk.
The magnetic resonance findings in a 48-year-old woman with a calcified, herniated thoracic intervertebral disk at the T5-T6 level are reported. This patient had an 18 year history of spinal cord symptoms and signs, previously thought to be caused by multiple sclerosis (MS). Magnetic resonance was obtained for further evaluation of MS.
D002114:Calcinosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008875:Middle Aged; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae