TY - JOUR AU - Jia, Jingyu AU - Wei, Qiangqiang AU - Wu, Tianlong AU - He, Dingwen AU - Cheng, Xigao PY - 2018 DA - 2018/05/22 TI - Two cases in which 3D MRI was used to differentiate between a disc mass that mimics a tumor and neurinoma JO - BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders SP - 154 VL - 19 IS - 1 AB - Since disc sequestration that mimics a tumor is rare and sometimes presents with an atypical appearance upon magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), it is often confused with other more common epidural and intradural neoplasms, particularly neurinoma. Open surgery is necessary due to the difficult of achieving a definitive diagnosis using computed tomography, MRI, and gadolinium- enhanced MRI prior to operation. Herein, we describe the use of coronal MR images of 3D fast-field echo with water selective excitation in the diagnosis of disc sequestration mimicking a tumor. SN - 1471-2474 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-018-2070-2 DO - 10.1186/s12891-018-2070-2 ID - Jia2018 ER -