Patient 3. Patient 3. A, Sagittal T2-weighted image (4000/108eff /4) obtained when the patient had no symptoms referable to the spinal cord shows a mild.

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Patient 3. Patient 3. A, Sagittal T2-weighted image (4000/108eff /4) obtained when the patient had no symptoms referable to the spinal cord shows a mild dilatation of the obex/proximal central canal and central T2 prolongation within the upper cervical cord parenchyma. B, Sagittal T1-weighted (left panel) (600/11/2) and T2-weighted (right panel) (3000/96eff /2) images obtained 1 year later when the patient had developed progressive neck pain and spastic quadriparesis show striking cord expansion and both T1 and T2 prolongation within the cervical spinal cord. The areas of abnormal signal within the cord approach, but are not quite equal to, CSF in intensity. C, Axial T1-weighted image (650/9/3) shows irregularly marginated central parenchymal hypointensity, although this area is hyperintense compared with CSF in the spinal canal. These images (A–C) were interpreted as consistent with syrinx by the neurosurgeon, and the patient was taken to the operating room for shunt placement. Intraoperatively, the cord was noted to be enlarged and “boggy.” A myelotomy was performed at the C6 level, and a small amount of fluid exuded from the cord surface, but no syrinx was encountered. Intraoperative sonogram (not shown) confirmed the lack of frank cavitation. D, Sagittal T2-weighted image (3500/96eff /3) obtained 2 days postoperatively shows evidence of recent C6–C7 laminectomy. The cord is notably reduced in overall caliber compared with the preoperative study, and the signal has normalized at the myelotomy site (arrow). E, Repeat T2-weighted image (2500/105eff /3) obtained 8 days later shows further regression of signal abnormality and further reduction of cord caliber. F, Sagittal T2-weighted image (3894/112eff /1) obtained 1 month later shows an increase in central T2 prolongation within the cervical spinal cord, as well as an increase in cord caliber. The patient was doing fairly well in rehabilitation and did not desire further intervention. The patient was lost to follow-up for 10 months. G, Sagittal T1-weighted image (500/8/3) obtained 11 months after surgery shows further enlargement of the cervical and upper thoracic spinal cord. The cord centrally is hypointense, and multiple septations are present (arrow) consistent with syringomyelia. The patient clinically was severely quadriparetic and had lost control of bowel and bladder function. After this image, surgery was performed, during which a large syrinx was encountered and a syringopleural shunt was placed (not shown). Nancy J. Fischbein et al. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 1999;20:7-20 ©1999 by American Society of Neuroradiology