If an MRI is not possible (for example, if the patient has a pacemaker), physicians may consider other diagnostic tests such as computed tomography (CT) of the spine with or without myelography, which involves injecting a dye into the sac that surrounds the spinal cord.
Transverse myelitis CT
Transverse myelitis MRI
Adrenoleukodystrophy CT
Epidural abscess CT
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis CT scan
Syphilis/CSF analysis
Spinal cord compression CT
Central pontine myelinolysis CT scan