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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Fahimeh Shojaei, M.D.

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MRI may be helpful in the diagnosis of Arnold-Chiari malformation. Findings on MRI diagnostic of Arnold-Chiari malformation include cerebellar tonsillar herniation, wedge shaped tonsils, syringohydromyelia, small posterior fossa, obstructive hydrocephalus, and brainstem anomalies.

MRI may be helpful in the diagnosis of Arnold-Chiari malformation. Findings on MRI diagnostic of Arnold-Chiari malformation include:^[1]^[2]

↑ Meadows, Jeffery; Kraut, Michael; Guarnieri, Michael; Haroun, Raymond I.; Carson, Benjamin S. (2000). "Asymptomatic Chiari Type I malformations identified on magnetic resonance imaging". Journal of Neurosurgery. 92 (6): 920–926. doi:10.3171/jns.2000.92.6.0920. ISSN 0022-3085.
↑ Pillay, Prem K.; Awad, Issam A.; Little, John R.; Hahn, Joseph F. (1991). "Symptomatic Chiari Malformation in Adults: A New Classification Based on Magnetic Resonance Imaging with Clinical and Prognostic Significance". Neurosurgery. 28 (5): 639–645. doi:10.1227/00006123-199105000-00001. ISSN 0148-396X.