Spinal 'flip-flop' effect in anorexia nervosa: A case report.
Alessia VarottoValerio VitaleMariam MansourLorenza Di PascoliGiuseppe IannucciPublished in: Journal of medical imaging and radiation oncology (2020)
Anorexia nervosa is a psychiatric eating disorder related to malnutrition and consequent altered metabolism. A 48-year-old female with a history of anorexia in the last 2 years referred to our hospital with spinal pain. She underwent spinal X-ray and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showing multiple vertebral collapses in dorsal and lumbar spine with inversion of normal bone marrow and soft tissue signal in T1-weighted and STIR images. We describe this case of spinal 'flip-flop' phenomenon, underlining how what seems a technical failure is actually a specific imaging pattern related to the clinical context.
Keyphrases
- anorexia nervosa
- spinal cord
- magnetic resonance imaging
- contrast enhanced
- bone marrow
- neuropathic pain
- high resolution
- soft tissue
- computed tomography
- magnetic resonance
- chronic pain
- mental health
- mesenchymal stem cells
- spinal cord injury
- deep learning
- emergency department
- pain management
- body composition
- drug induced
- adverse drug