Ukrainian Neurosurgical Journal (Sep 2006)

Significance of the magnetic resonance imaging while planning surgery of intramedullary spinal cord tumors

  • E. I. Slyn'ko,
  • Ya. S. Babiy,
  • A. V. Muravsky,
  • V. V. Verbov,
  • O. Yu. Chuvashova,
  • R. B. Kostrytsya

DOI
https://doi.org/10.25305/unj.127820
Journal volume & issue
no. 3
pp. 51 – 57

Abstract

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MRI-diagnosis were retrospectively analyzed in 154 patients with intramedullary spinal cord tumors. The contrast enhancement was utilized in 36 (23%) of them. The detailed neuroradiological analysis allowed to minimized risk of intraoperative spine damage and could provide the prognosis of the future patient recovery.Analysis of the magnetic-resonance imaging while intramedullary tumors resection planning must provide information concerning exact location of the tumor, relationship with cord, characteristics of the cyst, the precisely tumor borders, intra-extra axial tumor growing, and the histological diagnosis.