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Clinical Article
The Hirayama disease’s MRI features under the conventional position and flexion position
MA Qiao-zhi  MA Yi  DONG Yu-ru  WANG Hong 

DOI:10.3969/j.issn.1674-8034.2012.02.010.


[Abstract] Objective: To understand MRI characteristics of hirayama disease’s (HD).Materials and Methods: Five patients with HD were scanned by MR on the conventional and the flexion position. The findings were analyzed.Results: On the conventional position, 5 cases presented slight atrophy of lower cervical cord, 1 case showed upper thoracic cord involvement. On the flexion position, the lower cervical cords showed antedisplacement. Widened spinal epidural space within abnormal strip shadow in all the cases.Conclusion: The conventional and the flexion position of the neck condition on MRI has the characteristics.
[Keywords] Hirayama disease;Magnetic resonance imaging;Conventional position;Flexion position

MA Qiao-zhi Department of MR Imaging, Armed Police General Hospital, Beijing 100039, China

MA Yi Department of MR Imaging, Armed Police General Hospital, Beijing 100039, China

DONG Yu-ru Department of MR Imaging, Armed Police General Hospital, Beijing 100039, China

WANG Hong * Department of MR Imaging, Armed Police General Hospital, Beijing 100039, China

*Correspondence to: Wang Hong, E-mail: wanghongMRI@sina.com

Conflicts of interest   None.

Received  2011-11-30
Accepted  2012-02-04
DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1674-8034.2012.02.010
DOI:10.3969/j.issn.1674-8034.2012.02.010.

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