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ArticleFrontiers in neurology2023

Differences of spinal cord gadolinium enhancement features of neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder and long-segment degenerative cervical myelopathy.

Xingwen Sun, Qiang Zhao, Lihua Zhang, Huishu Yuan

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Article in Frontiers in neurology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Xingwen Sun *Department of Radiology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, China.
Qiang Zhao *Department of Radiology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, China.
Lihua ZhangDepartment of Radiology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, China.
Huishu YuanDepartment of Radiology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, China.

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Abstract

Objectives: Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) and long-segment degenerative cervical myelopathy (DCM) may have a similar appearance on MRI. This study aimed to identify the differences in spinal cord gadolinium enhancement features between NMOSD and long-segment DCM. Methods: Spinal cord gadolinium enhancement of 27 NMOSD patients and 30 long-segment DCM patients were retrospectively analyzed. Enhancements were evaluated for their number, length, location on the sagittal images, distribution on the axial images, and form on the sagittal images. The Wilcoxon rank sum test was performed to compare numerical variables. The Pearson chi-squared test was performed to compare categorical variables. Results: The median number of enhanced lesions ( Conclusion: By analyzing the number, length, location, and form of the gadolinium enhancements, NMOSD and long-segment DCM could be well-differentiated.

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cervical spinedegenerative cervical myelopathyintramedullary gadolinium enhancementmagnetic resonance imagingneuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder

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