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In 6 patients with an incomplete transverse section, magnetic resonance (MR) imaging revealed a spinal haematoma. The MR signal intensity changed with the interval between the haemorrhage and the MR investigation. Signal intensities of T1- and T2-weighted images exhibited specific changes with time after the haemorrhage, allowing for a retrospective assessment of the time of onset of the haemorrhage.
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Firsching, R., Zanella, F. & Lanfermann, H. The dynamics of magnetic resonance findings in patients with a spinal haematoma. Spinal Cord 31, 180–185 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1038/sc.1993.34
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