Spinal Cord Stroke: Acute Imaging and Intervention

Figure 1

(A) Sagittal CT thorax/abdomen with contrast showing type B aortic dissection beginning distal to the origin of the left subclavian artery. Note the false lumen extending to the inferior mesenteric artery. (B) and (C) Sagittal T2 and DWI MRI of the thoracic spine. Note the abnormal hyperintense signal within the anterior portion of the central gray matter from level T4 to T7 with associated mild cord swelling denoted in (B) and the corresponding diffusion restriction in the same area in (C). (D) Sagittal T2-weighted MRI denoting swelling of the conus with T2 bright signal (red arrow). A sagittal DWI-positive image (E) followed by an axial DWI-positive sequence in (F).