Spina bifida MRI

Spina-bifida-with-lipomyelomeningocoeleCase courtesy of Dr Roberto Schubert, <a href=”https://radiopaedia.org/“>Radiopaedia.org</a>. From the case <a href=”https://radiopaedia.org/cases/17577“>rID: 17577</a>

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Mohamadmostafa Jahansouz M.D.[2]

Overview

Spinal and brain MRI may be helpful in the diagnosis of spina bifida. Findings on MRI diagnostic of spina bifida include:Herniation of a CSF filled sac through spina bifida, CSF attenuation lesion in conus medullaris and other parts of the CNS and short and thick filum terminale.

MRI

Spinal and brain MRI may be helpful in the diagnosis of spina bifida. Findings on MRI diagnostic of spina bifida include:^[1]^[2]

Herniation of a CSF filled sac through spina bifida
CSF attenuation lesion in conus medullaris and other parts of the CNS
Short and thick filum terminale

References

↑ Liu CT (January 1970). “Effect of aspirin on strength-duration curve of the traumatized muscle in cats”. J Trauma. 10 (1): 68–71. PMID 5415887.
↑ Kas’ianenko IV, Apletova NN (1967). “[Some problems of endocrine regulation in subjects with secretory deficiency of the stomach]”. Fiziol Zh (in Ukrainian). 13 (1): 74–8. PMID 5620880.

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[pmid5415887-1] Liu CT (January 1970). “Effect of aspirin on strength-duration curve of the traumatized muscle in cats”. J Trauma. 10 (1): 68–71. PMID 5415887.

[pmid5620880-2] Kas’ianenko IV, Apletova NN (1967). “[Some problems of endocrine regulation in subjects with secretory deficiency of the stomach]”. Fiziol Zh (in Ukrainian). 13 (1): 74–8. PMID 5620880.

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