Myelography, CT myelography and MRI of spinal cord lesions: modality evaluation and comparative study

ABSTRACT

We performed 12 conventional myelographic examinations, 8 secondary CT myelographic studies and 9 MRI examinations on 19 cases having intramedullary lesions. The lesions were 8 ependymoma, 3 astrocytoma, 3 hypdrosyringomyelia, 1 cord contusion, 2 cord arteriovenous malformation and 2 undiagnosed intramedullary lesions. In spite of diagnosis of cord lesion could be reached by myelograhic findings in conjunction with patients clinical picture, MRI has proven to be procedure of choice in the evaluation of suspected cord lesions