The relevance of magnetic resonance imaging in spinal cord decompression sickness:a survey of seven cases
To investigate the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) features of the spinal cord decompression sickness (DCS) on compressed air divers, we hereby report seven cases diagnosed with spinal cord DCS.Only two patients out of seven showed positive MRI findings on whom a detailed case report will be provided.In one of the cases, the MRI revealed extensive high signal within central gray matter of the spinal cord.The other one showed patchy high signal on T2 weighted images as well as diffusion weighted images (DWI) in the dorsal column white matter of the spinal cord.We believed that the MRI focused on spinal cord is not always appropriate for obtaining a quick diagnosis.The discrepancy between MRI findings and clinical evolution leads to the conclusion that MRI focused on the spinal cord is not always correlate with neurological improvement.Decision for hyperbaric oxygen treatment (HBOT) should not primarily be based on MRI findings.
Diving Decompression sickness Spinal cord Magnetic resonance imaging
Gao Guangkai Xie Liqi Wu Di Sun Qing Yang Ying Guan Jianzhong Yu Tao Xue Juan Wang Xiaohong
Department of Hyperbaric Medicine,No.401 Hospital of PLA,No.22 Minjiang Road,Qingdao 266071,P.R.Chin Department of Medical Imaging,No.401 Hospital of PLA,No.22 Minjiang Road,Qingdao 266071,P.R.China
国内会议
苏州
英文
161-164
2014-11-01（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）