Magnetic resonance imaging of cauda equina syndrome in ankylosing spondylitis: a case report.
A case of ankylosing spondylitis associated with massive dural ectasia is presented. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging characteristics are shown, and possible causes are discussed.
Koenigsberg
R A
RA
Department of Radiology, Medical College of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 19129.
Klahr
J
J
Zito
J L
JL
Patel
M
M
Carsons
S
S
D000368:Aged; D002420:Cauda Equina / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D004108:Dilatation, Pathologic / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004388:Dura Mater / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009408:Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D013167:Spondylitis, Ankylosing / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed