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.
Department of Radiology, Medical College of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 19129.
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Koenigsberg
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Zito
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Patel
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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