Arachnoiditis ossificans: Diagnosis with helical computed tomography

Arachnoiditis ossificans (AO) is a rare entity in which ossification of the leptomeninges occurs. This report illustrates a patient with AO of the cervical and dorsal spine, diagnosed by helical computed tomography with multiplanar reconstruction. It demonstrates the value of computed tomography in...

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Published in:Clinical imaging 1999, Vol.23 (1), p.1-4
Main Authors: Revilla, T.Yolanda, Ramos, Ana, González, Pedro, Alday, Rafael, Millán, José M
Format: Article
Language:English
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Arachnoiditis
Arachnoiditis - diagnostic imaging
Arachnoiditis - pathology
Arachnoiditis ossificans
Biological and medical sciences
Calcinosis - diagnostic imaging
Calcinosis - etiology
Cerebrospinal fluid. Meninges. Spinal cord
Female
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Medical sciences
Nervous system (semeiology, syndromes)
Neurology
Spinal calcification, Computed tomography
Terminology as Topic
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Summary:Arachnoiditis ossificans (AO) is a rare entity in which ossification of the leptomeninges occurs. This report illustrates a patient with AO of the cervical and dorsal spine, diagnosed by helical computed tomography with multiplanar reconstruction. It demonstrates the value of computed tomography in diagnosing calcified plaques and the utility of multiplanar reconstruction in giving an exact anatomic reference to neurosurgeon.
ISSN:0899-7071
1873-4499
DOI:10.1016/S0899-7071(98)00085-0