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Abstract
The aim of this work is to evaluate the role of MRI in the diagnosis of spinal masses (extradural, intradural/extramedullary and intradural/intramedullary masses) and paraspinal masses.
This study was conducted on 65 patients (37 males and 2: females), their ages ranged from 5 months to 70 years with a
mean agl of 40 years. Fifteen cases of the examined 65 cases ~f spinal masse: were betweer 40-50 years old
representing 23.07%? while spinal masse~ were less common in patients between 70-80 years (only one case of 6:
cases representing 1.5%).
In our study, the most common complaint among the 65 patients was low back pain only (26 cases equals to 40 %)
followed by low back pain with reference to one or both lower limbs (15 case:;) representing 23%, while the least
complaints were spinal trauma and swelling at the lower back (one case for each) representing 1.5% of the cases. The patients were examined in the supine position lIsing the phased alTay CTL (Cervical Thoracic Lumbar) coil. The routine protocol of spinal examination was started by Tl-weighted coronal localizer followed by:
* T~-weighted sagittal scan. * T>weighted sagittal scan. * T’ -weighted axial scan.
* Yl-weighted sagittal & Tl-weighted axial scans with contrast medium using Gadopentetate dimeglumine diethylene
tri~ine penta acetic acid (Gd DTPA) given LV in a dose of 0.2 mllkg body weight.