Table 2:

Summary of MR imaging features of spinal epidural hemangiomas—low signal rim, dural tail sign, and mass effect

Case No.MR TypeContourLow Signal Rim on T1WILow Signal Rim on T2WILow Signal Rim on CEDural Tail SignCord CompNF WidenVertebral Body
1ASmoothYesYesNANANoNoIntact
2BLobularNoYesNoNoNoNoIntact
3ALobularYesYesYesNoNoNoIntact
4CSmoothYesYesNoYesNoNoIntact
5CLobularNoNoNoNoNoYesIntact
6CLobularNoNoNoYesYesYesIntact
7CLobularYesYesNoYesYesYesErosion
8DIll-definedNoNoNoYesYesYesIntact
9CSmoothYesYesYesNoYesNoIntact
10DIll-definedNoNoNoNoYesNoIntact
11CLobularNoYesYesNoYesYesErosion
12BLobularNoYesNoNoNoNoIntact
13BSmoothNoNoNoNoNoNoIntact
14CLobularYesYesNoNoYesYesErosion
  • Note:—T1WI indicates T1-weighted MR image; T2WI, T2-weighted MR image; CE, contrast-enhanced MR image; Cord comp, cord compression; NF widen, neural foraminal widening; Vertebral body, involvement of vertebral body.