title: Acute spontaneous spinal subdural haematoma: MRI features.
abstract: We present MRI findings in three patients with acute spontaneous subdural haematomas of the spine. Acute haematomas (1-3 days) were isointense or gave slightly high signal on T1-and heterogeneous signal on T2-weighted images. MRI precisely defined the level and extent of the haematoma preoperatively. The MRI was prospectively correctly interpreted as acute subdural haematomas in all patients. As a specific, noninvasive modality, MRI is the preferred imaging technique in this rare clinical entity.
authors.affiliation: Neuroradiology, Department of Medical Radiology, University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland. ekirsch@uhbs.ch
authors.forename: E C
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Kirsch
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Khangure
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Holthouse
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: McAuliffe
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D020199:Hematoma, Subdural, Acute / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged