A prospective serial MRI study following acute traumatic cervical spinal cord injury.

Joost P H J RutgesBrian K KwonManraj HeranTamir AilonJohn T StreetMarcel F Dvorak

Published in: European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society (2017)

This study demonstrates the dynamic nature of imaging changes on MRI in the first weeks after injury and highlights the importance of taking into account the timing of imaging when interpreting objective measures of damage.

Keyphrases

spinal cord injury
high resolution
magnetic resonance imaging
liver failure
oxidative stress
computed tomography
intensive care unit
neuropathic pain
respiratory failure
fluorescence imaging
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
aortic dissection