Abstract
We describe MR imaging features of discal cyst of the lumbar spine in nine patients
who presented with low back pain and leg pain.
Discal cyst of the lumbar spine has characteristic MR imaging features different from
other epidural cysts: a ventrolateral extradural cyst attached to a herniated lumbar
disc, consisting of a thick fibrous capsule without disc material, and having occasional
extension into the lateral recess with rim enhancement on contrast-enhanced MR imaging.
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Publication history
Published online: July 13, 2006
Accepted:
May 10,
2006
Received:
January 16,
2006
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© 2006 Elsevier Inc. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
