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IMAGING DIAGNOSIS—SYNOVIAL MYXOMA OF LUMBAR VERTEBRAE ARTICULAR PROCESS JOINT
Author(s) -
BLAIR WAKA H.,
LEVINE JONATHAN M.,
KERWIN SHARON C.,
SPAULDING KATHY A.,
YOUNG BENJAMIN D.,
POOL ROY R.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
veterinary radiology and ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.541
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1740-8261
pISSN - 1058-8183
DOI - 10.1111/j.1740-8261.2010.01795.x
Subject(s) - medicine , magnetic resonance imaging , process (computing) , histopathology , anatomy , synovial membrane , articular cartilage , pathology , radiology , arthritis , osteoarthritis , alternative medicine , computer science , operating system
Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging and histopathology were used to diagnose an articular process synovial myxoma in a dog. On MR images, the tumor was characterized by distortion of the left L1–L2 articular process, widening of the articular process joint, and the presence of a mass contiguous with the synovium of the articular process that displaced the spinal cord. The tumor was T2‐hyperintense, T1‐hypointense, relative to muscle, and had mild contrast enhancement. The MR features of articular process synovial myxoma may be distinct from other diseases of the articular process joint.