The relevance of intramedullary high signal intensity and gadolinium (Gd-DTPA) enhancement to the clinical outcome in cervical compressive myelopathy

European Spine Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2267-2274

  Cho, Yong Eun ^a   Shin, Jun Jae ^b   Kim, Keun Su ^a   Chin, Dong Kyu ^a   Kuh, Sung Uk ^a   Lee, Ji Hae ^b   Cho, Woo Ho ^b  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Inje University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cervical compressive myelopathy; Increased signal intensity; Intramedullary Gd DTPA enhancement; Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM PENTETATE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CERVICAL COMPRESSIVE MYELOPATHY; CERVICAL MYELOPATHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; INTRAMEDULLARY HIGH SIGNAL INTENSITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL DETECTION; SPINE FUSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; DISKECTOMY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GADOLINIUM DTPA; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL FUSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84861522803     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: 14320932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-011-1878-3     Document Type: Article

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