http://www.appliedradiology.com RSS Feed on Applied Radiologyhttp://www.appliedradiology.com//Issues/2001/08/Articles/Myelopathy.aspx<P>Myelopathy can be caused by either intrinsic spinal cord disease or extrinsic compression. In the individual case, it may be impossible to clinically distinguish between the two. While myelopathy has traditionally been evaluated with myelography, this technique is both more invasive and less sensitive than MRI. <P> <P>MRI has revolutionized the imaging of myelopathy. Not only is MRI more sensitive than CT or myelography for detection of disease, it is also more specific for the characterization of disease. This issue of Applied Imaging discusses the most common diseases of the spinal cord that can be diagnosed with MRI. <P> </P> </P> </P> </P>Tuesday, 14 May 2002 19:57:56 GMT