Head and Neck Imaging
MRI Features of Spinal Ependymoma
Author：WANG Qi, LI Jun, CAO Qing-yong.
affiliation：Department of Radiology, Yantai Affiliated Hospital of Binzhou Medical University, Yantai 264100, Shandong Province, China
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Objective To study the MRI features of spinal ependymoma and to improve the accuracy of diagnosis of the disease. Methods To Retrospectively analyze 10 cases of the spinal cord ependymoma confirmed by operation and pathology with tumor location, signal characteristics and tumor enhancement features. Results The tumors were located in the cervical spinal cord for 5 cases, in the thoracic spinal cord for 3 cases, and in the filum terminale and cauda equina for 2 cases. These tumors appeared low signal on T1WI, high signal on T2WI, and different degrees of enhancement occurred for 10 cases. Conclusion Spinal cord ependymoma has characteristic MRI appearances, we can make a correct diagnosis of the disease combined with its location, signal characteristics, the strengthen characteristics and clinical data.
【Keyword】Spinal Canal; Ependymoma; Magnetic Resonance Imaging
【Chart number】R445.2;R739.42
【Document Identification Number】A
【DOI】 10.3969/j.issn.1672- 5131.2016.01.003
Chinese journal of CT and MRI
th14Volume， th 1 Issue
2016Year01Month
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