Preferred Label : collapsing cord sign;
Definition : Fluid migrates to the lower end of a dilated spinal cord on an air myelogram, with
the head up, compared to a Pantopaque myelogram, with the head down. Suggests hydromyelia
over intramedullary neoplasm.;
Source : Eisenberg, Ronald L. Atlas of Signs in Radiology.;
Origin ID : RID35096;
Associated condition(s)
Fluid migrates to the lower end of a dilated spinal cord on an air myelogram, with
the head up, compared to a Pantopaque myelogram, with the head down. Suggests hydromyelia
over intramedullary neoplasm.
