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Arnold-Chiari malformation MRI
Introduction
Overview
Overview
MRI may be helpful in the diagnosis of Arnold-Chiari malformation. Findings on MRI diagnostic of Arnold-Chiari malformation include cerebellar tonsillar herniation, wedge shaped tonsils, syringohydromyelia, small posterior fossa, obstructive hydrocephalus, and brainstem anomalies.
MRI
MRI
MRI may be helpful in the diagnosis of Arnold-Chiari malformation. Findings on MRI diagnostic of Arnold-Chiari malformation include:[1][2]
- Cerebellar tonsillar herniation
- Wedge shaped tonsils
- Syringohydromyelia
- Small posterior fossa
- Obstructive hydrocephalus
- Brainstem anomalies
References
References
- ↑ Meadows, Jeffery; Kraut, Michael; Guarnieri, Michael; Haroun, Raymond I.; Carson, Benjamin S. (2000). “Asymptomatic Chiari Type I malformations identified on magnetic resonance imaging”. Journal of Neurosurgery. 92 (6): 920–926. doi:10.3171/jns.2000.92.6.0920. ISSN 0022-3085.
- ↑ Pillay, Prem K.; Awad, Issam A.; Little, John R.; Hahn, Joseph F. (1991). “Symptomatic Chiari Malformation in Adults: A New Classification Based on Magnetic Resonance Imaging with Clinical and Prognostic Significance”. Neurosurgery. 28 (5): 639–645. doi:10.1227/00006123-199105000-00001. ISSN 0148-396X.
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