Investigation of children with suspected spinal dysraphism by magnetic resonance imaging

Findings on Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) of 52 children with suspected spinal dysraphism have been reviewed. In 24, no significant spinal abnormality was demonstrated. Seven patients had scoliosis or vertebral segmentation anomalies without demonstrable abnormality of the underlying soft tissues...

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Published inEuropean journal of pediatric surgery Vol. 1 Suppl 1; p. 18
Main Authors Hawnaur, J M, Hughes, D, Jenkins, J P, Bannister, C M, Isherwood, I
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.12.1991
Subjects
Adolescent
Child
Child, Preschool
Female
Humans
Infant
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Spinal Cord - pathology
Spinal Dysraphism - diagnosis
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Summary:Findings on Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) of 52 children with suspected spinal dysraphism have been reviewed. In 24, no significant spinal abnormality was demonstrated. Seven patients had scoliosis or vertebral segmentation anomalies without demonstrable abnormality of the underlying soft tissues and one had an isolated subcutaneous haemangioma. In 20 children with spinal dysraphism, a low tethered cord was the most frequent finding, occurring in 80%. Other manifestations included myelo- or meningocoele (60%), syringomyelia (30%), lipoma (25%), congenital tumour (20%), diastematomyelia (15%) and thickened filum terminale (5%). The relationship between the clinical reason for requesting MRI and the scan results are discussed.
ISSN:0939-7248
DOI:10.1055/s-2008-1042530