title: [MRI in spinal injuries].
abstract: The improvement of preclinical emergency medicine has increased the long-term survival of patients which sustained severe injuries of the spinal cord. However, the incidence of late complications has been increased due to the long-term survival. With the increasing use of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in this patient group the diagnosis of typical late complications of the spinal cord has improved. In this article we suggest the following terms to describe late complications of the spinal cord: syrinx, atrophy, cyst, malacia, disruption, and thethering.
authors.affiliation: Abt. Radiologie, Schweizer Paraplegiker-Zentrum, Postfach, 6207 Nottwil/Schweiz. Hans.Hawighorst@bluewin.ch
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hawighorst
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Huisman
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Berger
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Zäch
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Michel
mesh_terms: D001284:Atrophy; D020863:Central Nervous System Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009436:Neural Tube Defects / Q000175:diagnosis; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000473:pathology; D013124:Spinal Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013595:Syringomyelia / Q000175:diagnosis