Objective To investigate the imaging anatomical characteristics of intramedullary ependymoma in cervical spinal cord and formulate appropriate surgical strategy. Methods Tumors in 26 patients with intramedullary ependymoma in the cervical spinal cord were categorized by analyzing the preoperative magnetic resonance imaging(MRI) characteristics and the compressed alteration of the spinal cord,and removed with assistance from real time neuro- electrophysiological monitoring. Results The tumors were classified...