Clinically Feasible Microstructural MRI to Quantify Cervical Spinal Cord Tissue Injury Using DTI, MT, and T2*-Weighted Imaging: Assessment of Normative Data and Reliability.
Allan R MartinBenjamin De LeenerJulien Cohen-AdadD W CadotteSukhvinder Kalsi-RyanS F LangeLindsay TetreaultJoseph S ChengA P CrawleyDavid J MikulisH GinsbergMichael G FehlingsPublished in: AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology (2017)
Reliable multiparametric assessment of spinal cord microstructure is possible by using clinically suitable methods. These results establish normalization procedures and pave the way for clinical studies, with the potential for improving diagnostics, objectively monitoring disease progression, and predicting outcomes in spinal pathologies.
Keyphrases
- spinal cord
- white matter
- spinal cord injury
- neuropathic pain
- contrast enhanced
- magnetic resonance imaging
- high resolution
- physical activity
- magnetic resonance
- multiple sclerosis
- type diabetes
- big data
- diffusion weighted imaging
- skeletal muscle
- adipose tissue
- climate change
- weight loss
- network analysis
- glycemic control
- clinical evaluation