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Spinal MRI in vacuolar myelopathy, and correlation with histopathological findings

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We correlated MRI features with histopathological findings in an HIV-positive patient with vacuolar myelopathy. On MRI symmetrical nonenhancing high-signal areas in the posterior columns on T2-weighted images result from extensive vacuolation visible on histological sections.

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  1. Institute of Neuroradiology, University Hospital of Zürich, Frauenklinikstr. 10, CH-8091 Zürich, Switzerland, Tel. + 41 12 55 56 00; fax + 41 12 55 45 04, , , , , , CH

    S. Sartoretti-Schefer & W. Wichmann

  2. Institute of Neuropathology, University Hospital of Zürich, Frauenklinikstr. 10, CH-8091 Zürich, Switzerland, , , , , , CH

    T. Blättler

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Received: 18 November 1997 Accepted: 23 March 1997

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Sartoretti-Schefer, S., Blättler, T. & Wichmann, W. Spinal MRI in vacuolar myelopathy, and correlation with histopathological findings. Neuroradiology 39, 865–869 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002340050523

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