Measurement of spinal cord atrophy using phase sensitive inversion recovery (PSIR) imaging in motor neuron disease.

Nicholas T Olney Antje BischofHoward RosenEduardo CaverzasiWilliam A SternCatherine Lomen-HoerthBruce L MillerRoland G HenryNico Papinutto

Published in: PloS one (2018)

Spinal cord GM and WM atrophy can be detected in vivo in patients within the MND spectrum using a short acquisition time 2D PSIR imaging protocol. PSIR imaging shows promise as a method for quantifying spinal cord involvement and thus may be useful for diagnosis, prognosis and for monitoring disease progression.

Keyphrases

spinal cord
high resolution
spinal cord injury
end stage renal disease
randomized controlled trial
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
prognostic factors
computed tomography
peritoneal dialysis
patient reported