Biomaterial Database

Quantitative diffusion magnetic resonance imaging of intraspinal epidermoid cyst. 2008

Hatice Gul Hatipoglu, and Ergun Daglioglu, and Enis Yuksel

Ankara Numune Education and Research Hospital, Talatpasa Bulvari Samanpazari, 06100 Ankara, Turkey. gulhatip@yahoo.com

We report a case of spinal epidermoid cyst which was diagnosed by fast fluid- attenuated inversion-recovery (FLAIR) and echo-planar diffusion-weighted imaging in addition to conventional MR techniques. We measured the apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC). The mean ADC was 0.00114 mm2/s. On echo-planar diffusion-weighted imaging, significant diffusion restriction was noted. On fast fluid-attenuated inversion recovery imaging the mean signal intensity of the tumour was significantly higher than that of cerebrospinal fluid. The patient underwent total surgical excision of the mass. Pathological examination revealed the diagnosis of epidermoid cyst.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D003937	Diagnosis, Differential	Determination of which one of two or more diseases or conditions a patient is suffering from by systematically comparing and contrasting results of diagnostic measures.	Diagnoses, Differential,Differential Diagnoses,Differential Diagnosis
D004814	Epidermal Cyst	Intradermal or subcutaneous saclike structure, the wall of which is stratified epithelium containing keratohyalin granules.	Epidermoid Cyst,Pilar Cyst,Sebaceous Cyst,Cyst, Epidermal,Cyst, Epidermoid,Cyst, Pilar,Cyst, Sebaceous,Cysts, Epidermal,Cysts, Epidermoid,Cysts, Pilar,Cysts, Sebaceous,Epidermal Cysts,Epidermoid Cysts,Pilar Cysts,Sebaceous Cysts
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328	Adult	A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available.	Adults
D013118	Spinal Cord Diseases	Pathologic conditions which feature SPINAL CORD damage or dysfunction, including disorders involving the meninges and perimeningeal spaces surrounding the spinal cord. Traumatic injuries, vascular diseases, infections, and inflammatory/autoimmune processes may affect the spinal cord.	Myelopathy,Spinal Cord Disorders,Myelopathies,Spinal Cord Disease,Spinal Cord Disorder
D016896	Treatment Outcome	Evaluation undertaken to assess the results or consequences of management and procedures used in combating disease in order to determine the efficacy, effectiveness, safety, and practicability of these interventions in individual cases or series.	Rehabilitation Outcome,Treatment Effectiveness,Clinical Effectiveness,Clinical Efficacy,Patient-Relevant Outcome,Treatment Efficacy,Effectiveness, Clinical,Effectiveness, Treatment,Efficacy, Clinical,Efficacy, Treatment,Outcome, Patient-Relevant,Outcome, Rehabilitation,Outcome, Treatment,Outcomes, Patient-Relevant,Patient Relevant Outcome,Patient-Relevant Outcomes
D017352	Echo-Planar Imaging	A type of MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING that uses only one nuclear spin excitation per image and therefore can obtain images in a fraction of a second rather than the minutes required in traditional MRI techniques. It is used in a variety of medical and scientific applications.	MR Tomography, Echo-Planar,Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Echo-Planar,Echo-Planar MR Tomography,Echo-Planar Magnetic Resonance Imaging,Echoplanar Imaging,Echoplanar MR Tomography,Echoplanar Magnetic Resonance Imaging,MR Tomography, Echoplanar,Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Echoplanar,Echo Planar Imaging,Echo Planar MR Tomography,Echo Planar Magnetic Resonance Imaging,Echo-Planar Imagings,Echo-Planar MR Tomographies,Echoplanar Imagings,Echoplanar MR Tomographies,Imaging, Echo-Planar,Imaging, Echoplanar,Imagings, Echo-Planar,Imagings, Echoplanar,MR Tomographies, Echo-Planar,MR Tomographies, Echoplanar,MR Tomography, Echo Planar,Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Echo Planar,Tomographies, Echo-Planar MR,Tomographies, Echoplanar MR,Tomography, Echo-Planar MR,Tomography, Echoplanar MR
D038524	Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging	A diagnostic technique that incorporates the measurement of molecular diffusion (such as water or metabolites) for tissue assessment by MRI. The degree of molecular movement can be measured by changes of apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) with time, as reflected by tissue microstructure. Diffusion MRI has been used to study BRAIN ISCHEMIA and tumor response to treatment.	Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Diffusion,Diffusion MRI,Diffusion Weighted MRI,Diffusion MRIs,MRI, Diffusion Weighted