The place of magnetic resonance tomography in diagnosis of discogenic cervical myelopathy

The data on complex examination using MRT techniques (T₁ and T₂ weighted sagittal and cross section tomograms in the tomograph with 0,04 T field strength) for examination of 45 patients suspected in cervical ische mic myelopathy are given. In 27 patients with clinically confirmed diagnosis of myelopathy the compression of spinal marrow was found. MRT is the most informative techique allowing the objective detection of the causes of compressive ischemic myelopathy with cervical loca tion. It is advantageous to use expressed T₂ weighted sa gittal tomograms better detecting osteochondrosis and posterior herniae. T₁ weighted tomograms are important when determining the direction of disc protruding and the extent of spinal marrow compression.