TABLE 2:

Summary of initial MR imaging findings

PatientLevel of Catheter InsertionLocationExtentSignal IntensityContrast Enhancement
T1 Weighted*T2 Weighted
1T4-5PosteriorT2-6HypointenseIsointenseHomogeneous
2C3-4PosteriorC1-T1HypointenseIsointenseInhomogeneous
3T12-L1PosteriorT12-L1HypointenseIsointenseRelatively homogeneous
4T6-7PosteriorT5-8HypointenseIsointenseHomogeneous
5T5-6PosteriorT4-8HypointenseIsointenseHomogeneous
  • * Relative to the spinal cord.

  • Relative to CSF.