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Congenital diastematomyelia in the upper thoracic spine. Diagnostic comparison of CT, CT-myelography, MRI, and US

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Diastematomyelia (DM) in the upper thoracic spine is a rare congenital abnormality.

The case presented is a comparison of CT, CT myelography, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and high resolution ultrasound imaging (US) in a female newborn.

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  1. Department of Neuroradiology, University Hospital, Mainz, West Germany

    Klaus Brühl

  2. Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital, Mainz, West Germany

    Manfred Schwarz

  3. Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital, Mainz, West Germany

    Reinhard Schumacher & Annette Queisser-Luft

  4. Radiological Practice, Mainz, West Germany

    Bernd Ludwig

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Brühl, K., Schwarz, M., Schumacher, R. et al. Congenital diastematomyelia in the upper thoracic spine. Diagnostic comparison of CT, CT-myelography, MRI, and US. Neurosurg. Rev. 13, 77–82 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00638900

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