Imaging of thoracic and lumbar spinal extradural arachnoid cysts: Report of two cases

Neuroradiology

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 203-206

  Rimmelin, A ^a   Clouet, P L ^a   Salatino, S ^a   Kehrli, P ^a   Maitrot, D ^a   Stephan, M ^a   Dietemann, J L ^a  

^a HÔPITAL DE HAUTEPIERRE   (France)

Author keywords

Arachnoid cyst, extradural; Computed tomography; Magnetic resonance imaging; Myelography; Spinal cord, compression; Spine

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LAMINECTOMY; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; MYELOGRAPHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD CYST; SUBARACHNOID SPACE; THORACIC SPINE; VERTEBRAL CANAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARACHNOID; ARACHNOID CYSTS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 0030981343     PISSN: 00283940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002340050394     Document Type: Article

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