Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Spine and Spinal Cord Disorders

Eighty three patients with the spine and spinal cord disorders were examined by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The results were as follows:1) At present time, myelography and CT myelography have some advantages over MRI in a mode of representation of disorders on the spine and spinal cord.2) But MRI was excellent in the detection of intraspinal cord lesions such as syringomyelia and hematomyelia, and lesions at craniocervical junction.3) MRI can be used routinely for clinical screening evaluation, from its noninvasive and simple property.In conclusion, MRI can be accepted as a beneficial diagnostic device and reevaluation must be done on various methods of imaging including MRI.