Validity of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in the primary spinal cord tumors in routine clinical setting

• Published in: Scientific reports Vol. 12; no. 1; p. 10151
• Main Authors: Won, Young Il, Choi, Yunhee, Yuh, Woon Tak, Kwon, Shin Won, Kim, Chi Heon, Yang, Seung Heon, Chung, Chun Kee
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group 16.06.2022; Nature Publishing Group UK; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: Diagnosis; Magnetic resonance imaging; Meningioma; Pathology; Schwann cells; Spinal cancer; Spinal cord; Tumors; Validity

Abstract MRI is the primary diagnostic modality for spinal cord tumors. However, its validity has never been vigorously scrutinized in daily routine clinical practice, where MRI tissue diagnosis is usually not a single one but multiple ones with several differential diagnoses. Here, we aimed to asse...