ObjectiveTostudythediagnosticvalueofMRIinacute70patientssufferedfromacutetraumaofthespineandspinalcord,andcomparedthemanifestationsindifferentimagingtechniques.ResultsMRIissuperiortoCTandplainfilmindetectingacutespinalcordinjury,slightvertebralbodyfracture,intraspinalandsofttissueinjuriesadjacenttovertebralbody.ConclusionMRIisindispensableinthediaghosisofacutetraumaofthespineandspinalcord.
