title: Neurofibromatosis: MR imaging findings involving the head and spine.
abstract: MR imaging can be used to identify abnormalities of the head and spine in patients with neurofibromatosis. In this pictorial essay, we illustrate the craniospinal MR imaging findings in a large series of patients with neurofibromatosis.
authors.affiliation: Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110.
authors.forename: H H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Shu
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Mirowitz
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Wippold
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D016543:Central Nervous System Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017253:Neurofibromatoses / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000473:pathology