Table 2. Imaging features of CT and MRI when GSS was diagnosed.
Case | Span of osteolysis [No.] | Wedging of vertebral body [No.] | T1 weighted of MRI | T2 weighted of MRI | Intraspinal hematoma | Spinal cord or nerve compression | Paravertebral muscle involvement |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | C7–L3 [16] | T7–T9 [3] | Hyperintense | Hyperintense | Y | N | N |
2 | T6–L2 [9] | T9–T12 [4] | Hyperintense | Hyperintense | N | Y | Y |
3 | C4–T7 [11] | T3–T5 [3] | Hyperintense | Hyperintense | N | Y | N |
4 | T2–T10 [9] | T4–T6, T8, T10 [5] | Hyperintense | Hyperintense | N | N | Y |
5 | T2–T7 [6] | T3–T5 [3] | Hyperintense | Hyperintense | N | Y | Y |
6 | T8–L5 [10] | T11–T12, L3–L4 [4] | Hyperintense | Hyperintense | Y | Y | Y |
7 | T3–L1 [11] | T7–T8 [2] | Hyperintense | Hyperintense | N | N | Y |
8 | T10–L3 [6] | L1–L3 [3] | Hyperintense | Hyperintense | N | N | N |
9 | T2–T9 [8] | T7–T8 [2] | Hyperintense | Hyperintense | N | Y | Y |
10 | C4–T5 [9] | T1–T4 [4] | Hyperintense | Hyperintense | N | Y | Y |
11 | T7–S4 [15] | T8–L2 [7] | Hyperintense | Hyperintense | N | N | N |
CT, computed tomography; MRI, magnetic resonance imaging; GSS, Gorham-Stout syndrome; No., the number of involved vertebrae; Y, yes; N, no.