Usefulness of digital tomosynthesis in diagnosing cervical ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament: a comparative study with other imaging modalities.

Toru AsariKanichiro WadaGentaro KumagaiEiji SasakiRino OkanoTetsushi OyamaManami TsukudaKento OtaYasuyuki Ishibashi

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 (2022)

This study revealed that DTS may be an alternative to CT for the diagnosis and classification of C-OPLL by specialists. Caution should be exercised in diagnosing and classifying C-OPLL using radiography and DTS by residents, and the use of CT is recommended.

Keyphrases

image quality
computed tomography
dual energy
contrast enhanced
high resolution
machine learning
deep learning
magnetic resonance imaging
positron emission tomography
single cell
mass spectrometry