Neurofibromatosis: MR imaging findings involving the head and spine

H H Shu; S A Mirowitz; F J Wippold 2nd

doi:10.2214/ajr.160.1.8416617

Neurofibromatosis: MR imaging findings involving the head and spine

AJR Am J Roentgenol. 1993 Jan;160(1):159-64. doi: 10.2214/ajr.160.1.8416617.

Authors

H H Shu¹, S A Mirowitz, F J Wippold 2nd

Affiliation

¹ Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110.

PMID: 8416617
DOI: 10.2214/ajr.160.1.8416617

Abstract

MR imaging can be used to identify abnormalities of the head and spine in patients with neurofibromatosis. In this pictorial essay, we illustrate the craniospinal MR imaging findings in a large series of patients with neurofibromatosis.

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Brain / pathology
Central Nervous System Neoplasms / diagnosis*
Child
Child, Preschool
Female
Humans
Infant
Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
Male
Middle Aged
Neurofibromatoses / diagnosis*
Spinal Cord / pathology