{"id":97,"date":"2018-08-15T09:00:03","date_gmt":"2018-08-15T08:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/journals.myesr.org\/insights-imaging\/2018\/08\/15\/differentiating-intramedullary-spinal-cord-lesions\/"},"modified":"2018-08-15T09:00:03","modified_gmt":"2018-08-15T08:00:03","slug":"differentiating-intramedullary-spinal-cord-lesions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/journals.myesr.org\/insights-imaging\/highlights\/differentiating-intramedullary-spinal-cord-lesions\/","title":{"rendered":"Differentiating intramedullary spinal cord lesions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Due to the challenging nature of diagnosing intramedullary spinal cord abnormalities, magnetic resonance imaging is becoming the modality of choice for diagnosis and preoperative assessment of patients with spinal cord abnormalities. This article provides a systematic approach to the evaluation of intramedullary spinal cord lesions to help narrow the differential diagnosis. In doing so, it reviews various spinal cord pathologies, including demyelinating and metabolic conditions, neoplasms, and vascular lesions.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Teaching points<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n\u2022 Imaging diagnosis of intramedullary spinal cord lesions could obviate cord biopsy.<br \/>\n\u2022 Evaluation of cord lesions should focus on location, length, and enhancement pattern.<br \/>\n\u2022 In demyelination, the degree of cross-sectional involvement is a distinguishing feature.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Article<\/strong><\/span>: <a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s13244-018-0608-3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Location, length, and enhancement: systematic approach to differentiating intramedullary spinal cord lesions<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Authors<\/strong><\/span>: Sarah Mohajeri Moghaddam, A. 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