Spinal lesions

Intradural

Intramedullary

Ependymoma - most common lesion in adults, arise from ependymal lining on central canal, 44% cervical, T1 iso to hypointense, T2 hyperintense, intense enhancement, may contain a hemosiderin cap.
- Myxopapillary ependymoma - arise in filum terminale, enhancing components, can have mucinous or hemorrhagic components
Astrocytoma - most common in children, second most common in adults, ececentric, commonly a low grade glioma unlike in brain where more often high grade, often more invasive than ependymoma, T1 hypointense, T2 hyperintense, varied enhancement patterns.
Hemangioblastoma - 60% intramedullary, a/w von Hipple Lindau, T1 isointense, T2 heterogeneous hyperintense, heterogeneous enhancement with flow voids possible.
Multiple sclerosis - T1 isointense, T2 hyperintense.
Syringohydromyelia - think hydrocephalus of the central canal (different from syringomyelia which is a tear in ependyma).
Metastasis

Extramedullary

Meningioma - T1 and T2 isointense, intense enhancement
Schwannoma - most common, a/w NF2, encapsulated, T1 iso, T2 hyper, hyperenhance, can contain fat or hemorrhage
Neurofibroma - a/w NF2, T1 iso to hypo, T2 hyper with central hypo (target sign), enhance
Paraganglioma - rare, T1 hypo, T2 hyper, salt and pepper on T2, variable enhancement