Table 4

Most frequent findings at spinal cord MRI

Neuro image criteriaNumber of patientsResults ONM patients
Classification scale
A – Large lesions (more than 3 segments)13/21Cases: 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 14, 16, 19, 21, 24
A1 – Large lesions9/21Cases: 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 19, 21, 24
A2 – Large lesions with cavitation2/21Cases: 5, 8
A3 – Large lesions with atrophy2/21Cases: 2, 7 (1 small lesion at thoracic level and extense spinal cord atrophy)
B – small lesions (less than 3 segments)2/21Cases: 13, 17
C – Single and small lesion2/21Cases: 3, 9
D – normal2/21Cases: 1, 23 (cervical level)