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15687860

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-2-2
pubmed:abstractText
Two patients with spinal Langerhans cell granulomatosis were followed by magnetic resonance imaging, and the observed signal changes were detailed. Both patients had no neurologic abnormalities but back pain. They were treated by immobilization with a brace and bed rest. Their back pain disappeared after about a month. At the first visit, the tumorous lesions involving vertebrae showed mainly low signal intensity on T1-weighted imaging (T1WI) and high intensity on T2-weighted imaging (T2WI). They were clearly enhanced by gadolinium diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid (Gd-DTPA). Their original intensities changed to iso-intensities on both T1WI and T2WI without enhancement by Gd-DTPA after a year. These signal changes might indicate the healing stage of the involved vertebrae and recommend the removal of the spinal brace.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
1536-0652
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
18
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
98-101
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
Signal intensity changes on MRI during the healing process of spinal Langerhans cell granulomatosis: report of two cases.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1 Seiryo-machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8574, Japan. toshi-7@ra2.so-net.ne.jp
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports