In utero sonographic recognition of diastematomyelia
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Sonographic findings in a neonate with diastematomyelia and a tethered spinal cord.
ongenital midline cutaneous paraspinal lesions, mostly located in the lumbosacral areas, are widely recognized as markers of occult spinal dysraphism. Diastematomyelia, or a split spinal cord, is an unusual congenital spinal abnormality in which the spinal cord is divided into 2 columns by a fibrous, cartilaginous, or bony septum. In most cases, lesions are located on the lower thoracic and upp...
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Roentgenology
سال: 1985
ISSN: 0361-803X,1546-3141
DOI: 10.2214/ajr.144.1.87