MR of thoracic cord compression caused by epidural extramedullary hematopoiesis in myelodysplastic syndrome

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 363-366

  Dibbern Jr , Donald A ^a   Loevner, Laurie A ^a   Lieberman, Andrew P ^a   Salhany, Kevin E ^a   Freese, Andrew ^a   Marcotte, Paul J ^a  

^a HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

abnormalities and anomalies; Spinal cord; Spinal cord, compression

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; HYDROXYUREA;

AGED; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; EXTRAMEDULLARY HEMATOPOIESIS; HUMAN; LAMINECTOMY; MALE; MYELODYSPLASTIC SYNDROME; NEURORADIOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; THORACIC SPINAL CORD;

AGED; EPIDURAL SPACE; HEMATOPOIESIS, EXTRAMEDULLARY; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MYELODYSPLASTIC SYNDROMES; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 1842326219     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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