General Spine

Jamal, S, Ksar, MD
Rachel, Hulen, MD, Non ASSR Member

Poster

Purpose

Spinal MRI is the imaging modality of choice to evaluate spinal pathology. Frequently, incidental extra-spinal abnormalities are detected that are clinically relevant and may even explain the patient’s presenting symptoms. In some cases, these finding led to unexpected diagnoses with significant morbidity and mortality. A systematic review of common and uncommon extra-spinal pathology will be presented with a brief description of the MRI characteristics.

Methods & Materials

We present a series of incidental extra-spinal findings from routine MRIs of the cervical, thoracic, and lumbosacral spine which we have seen over the last the past 5 years. Incidental findings were subdivided by organ system and the imaging characteristics of these lesions were reviewed. Correlation with the patientsâ