Case Report
Spinal Cord (2006) 44, 315–317. doi:10.1038/sj.sc.3101859; published online 25 October 2005
Diffusion MRI in spinal dural arterio-venous fistula: a case report
I Sibon1, P Ménégon2, N Tafer1 and V Dousset2
- 1Federation of Clinical Neurosciences, CHU Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
- 2Federation of Radiology, Department of Neuroradiology, CHU Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
Correspondence: I Sibon, Research and Training Building, McGill University, Department of Psychiatry, 1033 Pine Avenue West, Montreal, QC, Canada H3A 1A1
Abstract
Study Design:
Case report.
Objectives:
Brain diffusion magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) maps are useful to differentiate vasogenic and cytotoxic oedema during cerebovascular diseases. We investigate spinal cord diffusion MRI and ADC maps before and after treatment in one case of spinal dural arteriovenous fistula.
Setting:
University of Bordeaux, France.
Methods:
We used spinal cord diffusion MRI.
Results:
We found a vasogenic oedema that disappears after treatment.
Conclusion:
This case report confirms the interest of spinal cord diffusion and ADC maps to differentiate vasogenic and cytotoxic oedema at the spinal cord level.
Keywords:
diffusion, MRI, arterio-venous fistulae
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