Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging of acute @entity3510 provides excellent visualization of neurologic and soft-tissue structures in a noninvasive format. Advances in imaging-sequence techniques have made possible more rapid acquisition of images with greater spatial resolution. Appropriate selection of imaging sequences allows improved imaging and contrast of the pathologic processes involved in acute spinal @entity130 , including spinal cord, soft-tissue, and @entity130 . Three patterns of @entity1566 have been identified. Type I is representative of @entity548 . Type II represents spinal cord @entity4 . Type III is a mixed @entity548 . Correlation of MR findings with experimental and clinical @entity1566 has given a relative predictive value to @entity1566 patterns on MR images indicative of long-term neurologic outcome. Magnetic resonance imaging is useful in delineating soft-tissue injuries associated with spinal column @entity130 . Despite the improved spatial resolution of MR imaging, plain radiography and computed tomography remain the standard modalities for visualizing @entity174 .

Use of magnetic resonance imaging in spinal XXXX : indications, techniques, and utility.

@entity3510 :: ('MESH:D013124', 'Disease') :: ['spinal injury'] @entity548 :: ('MESH:D006470', 'Disease') :: ['hemorrhagic-edematous presentation', 'acute cord hemorrhage'] @entity174 :: ('MESH:D050723', 'Disease') :: ['spinal fractures'] @entity4 :: ('MESH:D004487', 'Disease') :: ['edema'] @entity1566 :: ('MESH:D013119', 'Disease') :: ['spinal cord injury'] @entity130 :: ('MESH:D014947', 'Disease') :: ['ligamentous injury', 'trauma']
@entity130 :: (MESH:D014947,Disease) :: ['trauma']
