scholarly journals CANINE MENINGEAL DISEASE: ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING SIGNS AND HISTOLOGIC FINDINGS

2013 ◽  
Vol 54 (5) ◽  
pp. 504-515 ◽  
Author(s):  
E.K. Keenihan ◽  
B.A. Summers ◽  
F.H. David ◽  
C.R. Lamb
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Resonance Imaging ◽  
Magnetic Resonance ◽  
Resonance Imaging ◽  
Disease Associations ◽  
Imaging Signs ◽  
Meningeal Disease

Reliability of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Signs of Posterolateral Rotatory Instability of the Elbow

2015 ◽  
Vol 40 (7) ◽  
pp. 1428-1433 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Hackl ◽  
Kilian Wegmann ◽  
Christian Ries ◽  
Tim Leschinger ◽  
Klaus Josef Burkhart ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Resonance Imaging ◽  
Magnetic Resonance ◽  
Resonance Imaging ◽  
Rotatory Instability ◽  
Posterolateral Rotatory Instability ◽  
Imaging Signs

Postoperative computed tomography and low-field magnetic resonance imaging findings in dogs with degenerative lumbosacral stenosis treated by dorsal laminectomy

2017 ◽  
Vol 30 (02) ◽  
pp. 143-152 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles Ley ◽  
Kerstin Hansson ◽  
Lennart Sjöström ◽  
Martin Rapp
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Resonance Imaging ◽  
Computed Tomography ◽  
Magnetic Resonance ◽  
Contrast Enhancement ◽  
Resonance Imaging ◽  
Mri Findings ◽  
Spinal Nerves ◽  
Low Field ◽  
Dorsal Laminectomy ◽  
Imaging Signs

SummaryObjectives: To describe postoperative computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings in dogs with degenerative lumbosacral stenosis (DLSS) treated by dorsal laminectomy and partial discectomy.Methods: Prospective clinical case study of dogs diagnosed with and treated for DLSS. Surgical and clinical findings were described. Computed tomography and low field MRI findings pre- and postoperatively were described and graded. Clinical, CT and MRI examinations were performed four to 18 months after surgery.Results: Eleven of 13 dogs were clinically improved and two dogs had unchanged clinical status postoperatively despite imaging signs of neural compression. Vacuum phenomenon, spondylosis, sclerosis of the seventh lumbar (L7) and first sacral (S1) vertebrae endplates and lumbosacral intervertebral joint osteoarthritis became more frequent in postoperative CT images. Postoperative MRI showed mild disc extrusions in five cases, and in all cases contrast enhancing non-discal tissue was present. All cases showed contrast enhancement of the L7 spinal nerves both pre- and postoperatively and seven had contrast enhancement of the lumbosacral intervertebral joints and paraspinal tissue postoperatively. Articular process fractures or fissures were noted in four dogs.Clinical significance: The study indicates that imaging signs of neural compression are common after DLSS surgery, even in dogs that have clinical improvement. Contrast enhancement of spinal nerves and soft tissues around the region of disc herniation is common both pre- and postoperatively and thus are unreliable criteria for identifying complications of the DLSS surgery.Supplementary Material to this article is available online at https://doi.org/10.3415/VCOT-16-06-0096

Correlations among brain and spinal MRI findings in spontaneous intracranial hypotension

Cephalalgia ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 38 (14) ◽  
pp. 1998-2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jr-Wei Wu ◽  
Yen-Feng Wang ◽  
Jong-Ling Fuh ◽  
Jiing-Feng Lirng ◽  
Shih-Pin Chen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Resonance Imaging ◽  
Cerebrospinal Fluid ◽  
Magnetic Resonance ◽  
Intracranial Hypotension ◽  
Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension ◽  
Brain Magnetic Resonance Imaging ◽  
Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak ◽  
Resonance Imaging ◽  
Imaging Signs ◽  
Fluid Leak

Objectives Several brain and spinal magnetic resonance imaging signs have been described in spontaneous intracranial hypotension. Their correlations are not fully studied. This study aimed to explore potential mechanisms underlying cerebral neuroimaging findings and to examine associations among spinal and brain magnetic resonance imaging signs. Methods We conducted a retrospective review of magnetic resonance myelography and brain magnetic resonance imaging records of patients with spontaneous intracranial hypotension. Categorical principal component analysis was employed to cluster brain neuroimaging findings. Spearman correlation was employed to analyze associations among different brain neuroimaging findings and between brain and spinal neuroimaging findings. Results In patients with spontaneous intracranial hypotension (n = 148), categorical principal component analysis of brain neuroimaging signs revealed two clusters: Cerebral venous dilation and brain descent. Among all brain magnetic resonance imaging signs examined, only midbrain-pons angle associated with anterior epidural cerebrospinal fluid collection length (surrogate spinal cerebrospinal fluid leak severity) (n = 148, Spearman’s ρ = −0.38, p < .001). Subgroup analyses showed that the association between midbrain-pons angle (within brain descent cluster) and spinal cerebrospinal fluid leak severity was presented in patients with convex margins of the transverse sinuses (n = 122, Spearman’s ρ = −0.43, p < .001), but not in patients without convex margins (n = 26, Spearman’s ρ = −0.19, p = .348). The association between severity of transverse sinus distension and spinal cerebrospinal fluid leak severity was only presented in patients without convex margins (n = 26, Spearman’s ρ = 0.52, p = .006). Conclusion This study indicates that there are two factors behind the brain neuroimaging findings in spontaneous intracranial hypotension: Cerebral venous dilation and brain descent. Certain brain neuroimaging signs correlate with spinal cerebrospinal fluid leakage severity, depending on different circumstances.

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