Table 1:

Summary of MR imaging features of spinal epidural hemangiomas—location, level, and signal characteristics

Case No.LocationLevelEpiduralT1WIT2WICEMR Type
1L5-S11AntHighBright high with rimNAA
2C7-T12PostIsoHigh with rimPeripheral strongB
3L51AntHT highBright high with rimHT strongA
4T11-T122PostIsoHM highHM strongC
5T2-T44PostIsoHM bright highHM strongC
6T9-T114PostIso with bright fociHT highHM strongC
7C6-T24PostIsoHM highHM strongC
8C5-T47BothHighHT high and lowHT strongD
9T6–72PostIsoHM highHM strongC
10C5-C74PostHigh with bright fociHT high and lowHT strongD
11T3-T42PostIsoHM highHM strongC
12L4–51AntIsoBright high with rimPeripheral strongB
13L31AntIsoBright high with rimPeripheral strongB
14C6-T15AntIsoHM highHM strongC
  • Note:—Level indicates craniocaudal extension described as the number of vertebrae where mass was present; Epidural, location of masses either anterior (Ant) or posterior (Post) epidural space; T1WI, T1-weighted MR image; T2WI, T2-weighted MR image; CE, contrast-enhanced MR image; A, cystlike mass with T1 hyperintensity; B, cystlike mass with T1 isointensity; C, solid hypervascular mass; D, epidural hematoma; Iso, isointense; HM, homogeneous signal intensity; HT, heterogeneous signal intensity; Peripheral, peripheral enhancement.