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sono examination if useful for spint unless sonogrpahy is limited to?

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  • infants under the age of 6 month (posterior spinous processes are not yet ossified)
  • surgical procedures
  • known spinal defects where an acoustic window is available
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Clinical Indications for spine ultrasound?

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  • evaluation of spinal dystaphism and any associated mass
  • patients with lumbosacral skin anomalies
  • spinal tumors, masses, cysts, syrinx
  • ## aquired lesions
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Evaluation of spinal dysraphism and any associated mass includes? (4)

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anomalies associated with incomplete fusion of neural tube

Meningoceles
Myelomeningoceles (MMCs)
Lipomyelomeningoceles
Lipomas

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Patients with lumbosacral skin anomalies inclue? (5)

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Pigmented spots
Hairy nevus
Dermal sinuses - a scaly, multi-layered channel of tissue
Dimples
Hemangiomas.
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what is a syrinx?

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rare, fluid filled cavity within spinal cord

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Acquired lesions include> (3)

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cord birth trauma
subarachnoid and epidural hemorrhage
epidural abscess

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Intraoperative sonography is helpful in ?

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localizing intramedullary lesions, including tumors, cysts, hydrosyrinx, and vascular malformations

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Patient position for spine??

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  • Place the patient in the prone position with a towel or pillow under them
  • this will round out the back, creating a slight kyphosis - splaying the spinous processes
  • Decubitus positon also used, ‘fetal position’
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spinal canal is bordered by?

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anteriorly by echogenic vert. bodies with hypoechoic intervert. disks
posteriorly by the hypoechoic spinous processes

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the spinal canal is surrounded by?

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a thin brightly echogenic layer which represents the arachnoid-dural layer

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where is the epidural space?

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Just posterior to the arachnoid-dural layer and anterior to the spinous process

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CSF surround?

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the spinal cord and occupies the subarachnoid space

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spinal cord on us?

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  • Spinal cord is hypoechoic
  • defined by two parallel echogenic lines anteriorly and posteriorly with an echogenic central canal
  • The cord tapers to the conus medullaris
  • At L1 and L2
  • Echogenic nerve roots are seen extending distally (arrowheads).
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where is the filum terminale?

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extends from the conus and floats among the echogenic nerve roots (cauda equina) in the anechoic cerebrospinal fluid

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Filum terminale vs. spinal cord?

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more echogenic and thicker ≤ 2 mm

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Cauda equina roots move freely with?

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changes in patient position

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Thecal sac contains?

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spinal cord cloating in CSF

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Spinal Cord – Axial plane?

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A slightly more prominent echogenic round filum terminale floats among echogenic nerve roots

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Nerve roots can appear as?

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small echogenic dots or clump together, sometimes obscuring the filum terminale.

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Cord is larger in what region?

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cervical

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Locating the level of vertebral column allows determination of abnormal position of?

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conus medullaris and location of intraspinal abnormalities

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the spinal cord should terminate where?

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between L1 and L2

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An objective method of determining the level of the conus is to count vertebrae ?

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up from the sacrum (last echogenic structure in sacrum)
5 Sacral vertebrae to LSJ
5 Lumbar vertebrae to TLJ (T12/L1)
down from the thoracolumbar junction (T12 with rib)
Confirming with x-ray – locate conus with US, mark and take x-ray.

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what does ectroderm form?

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neural plate

  • crease appears on a plate that becomes a groove
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Groove deepens and neural folds join to form a?
neural tube
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Each end of neural tube has ?
neuropores
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neuropores?
They will be closed soon after If anterior neuropore does not close – anencepahly If posterior end doesn’t close – spina bifida, pilondial cyst
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Ventriculus Terminalis?
- normal varient 0 slight widening of distal central canal - linear and anechoic
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ventriculus terminalis
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filar cyst?
- normal varient | - Ovoid midline anechoic structure just inferior to the tip of the conus
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Spinal Dysraphism?
- congenital anomalie | - An array of spinal abnormalities caused by inadequate or improper fusion of the neural tube (NT) early in fetal life
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spinal dysraphism is most commonly located where?
- lower spine | - lumbarsacrum
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2 types of spinal dysraphism?
OPEN Spinal Dysraphism (OSD) | CLOSED Spinal Dysraphism (CSD)
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OSD (overt SD)?
Neural tissue exposed without skin covering Myeloceles Myelomeningoceles increased AFP in maternal serum & amniotic fluid
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CSD (occult SD)?
Skin covered spinal abnormality | Can present as a subcutaneous mass or various cutaneous markers
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3 subcutaneous masses?
Lipomyelocele Lipomyelomeningocele Myelocystocele
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CSD without mass ? (4)
Thethered cord Spinal lipoma Diastomyelia Dorsal dermal sinus
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CSD without mass presentation?
present as cutaneous markers (hair tufts, sacral dimples or pits, pigment changes, hemangiomas, skin tags)
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Two forms of OSD in which there is a failure of the spinal cord to fold into a NT?
- myelocele | - myelomeningocele
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myelocele?
herniation of the meninges through a defect in the dura matter
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myelomeningocele (MMC)?
- More common | herniation also contains neural tissue
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Myelocele/MMC presents as?
The skin, paraspinal musculature and bony vertebral arches overlying the defect are splayed lateral to the defect The spinal cord is tethered at the level of the abnormality Abnormality is visible and there is a risk of infection – US is usually skipped
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MMC is almost always associated with?
chiari 2 malformation
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myelocele/MMC sono?
Chiari II (lemon and banana signs prenatally) Absent spinous processes in the midline Laminae are everted anteriorly MMC or myelocele is an anechoic mass that is continuous with the spinal canal through the defect Spinal cord in low position, may not taper to conus Mass may contain septa.
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CSD - Tethered Cord?
Low-lying cord with a thickened filum terminale
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CSD - Tethered Cord almost always associated with?
dysraphic anomalies
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CSD - Tethered Cord may present when?
May present later as child grows when the spinal cord is pulled and neurological symptoms occur - Early detection can reduce nerve damage
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clinical presentation- CSD tethered cord?
- Neurological symptoms Limb, bowel, urinary dysfunction - Skin markers
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CSD - Tethered Cord sono?
Spinal cord in low-lying position - at or below L3 Conus is elongated - and pulled dorsally Nerve roots have decreased movement Abnormally thick terminal filum.
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CSD-Diastomyelia?
separation of the spinal cord into 2 hemicords - the split cord can be separated by a bony or fibrous septum
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CSD-Diastomyelia defect most commonly occurs where?
in the thoracolumbar region and is usually associated with a cutaneous marker in the region of the defect
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Two hemicords reunite to form?
a single distal cord in the majority of cases
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Diastomyelia sono?
- Axial plane used - Two hemicords - Sag scan fails to demonstrate two hemicords simultaneously
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CSDDorsal Dermal Sinus?
A thin, epithelial lined tract that passes from the skin toward the spinal canal Focal disruption in the development or fusion of the spinal canal Mostly in lumbosacral region
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CSDDorsal Dermal Sinus clinical presentation?
Deep midline dimples or pits | At risk for meningitis - open tract to the spinal canal
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CSDDorsal Dermal Sinus sono?
Midline opening/tract from the skin toward the spinal canal Echogenic line if narrow Triple tract if lumen is large Two parallel lines of echogenicity with a central hypo space Tethered cord.
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CSD: Sacral Dimple/Pilonidal Sinus?
Sacral dimple or pit is the most common reason for an infant to be referred to U/S of the spine This skin anomaly, which can be a normal variant, is located in the gluteal fold <2.5cm from the anus Dimple can be blind ended or have a pilonidal sinus/tract extending to the coccyx
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CSD: Sacral Dimple/Pilonidal Sinus sono?
Sonographically appear as dimples in the skin that lead to a hyper/hypo tract The tract may lead to a pilonidal cyst (fluid filled collection) Should not be confused with a DDS as it has no connection to the normal spine.
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Intradural LipomaLipoma of the filum terminale
Not associated with a subcutaneous mass | May or may not be associated with a tethered cord
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Intradural Lipoma?
Lies within the spinal cord and is completely confined by the dura
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Lipomas of the FT?
presents as a thickened filum >2mm or a small echogenic fatty mass in the FT
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Lipomyelocele/LMMC?
Presents with a skin covered back mass typically located in the lumbar region Midline Can present as a bony defect and an echogenic fatty mass that distorts and tethers the spinal cord LMMC has an enlarged subarachnoid space and the fatty mass extends through the posterior bony defect Lipomyelocele stays within the spinal canal.
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CDS: Terminal Myelocystocele?
Skin covered, fluid filled lumbar mass protruding through a dysraphic defect Communicates with the central canal The cyst does not communicate with the subarachnoid space
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CDS: Terminal Myelocystocele associated with?
Omphalocele Bladder exstrophy Imperforate anus Decreased functions of lower extremity, bowel and bladder.
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CDS: Terminal Myelocystocele on sono?
Large skin covered fluid filled mass in the lumbar region Central canal widens and directly communicated with the mass Large sac herniates through the dysraphic bony defect Hydromelia (dilated central canal) may be seen.
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MISC Spinal Abnormalities Spinal Cord Injuries?
Trauma from birth - difficult breech delivery | Majority are evaluated by MRI
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spinal Cord Injuries sono?
Edematous cord Hematomyelia Hemorrhage outside the cord Extramedullary hematomas can compress and displace the spinal cord Failed or traumatic lumbar puncture 50% failure Evaluate for epidural hematoma.

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