Measurement of structural integrity of the spinal cord in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis using diffusion tensor magnetic resonance imaging.
Maximilian PatzigKatja BochmannJürgen LutzRobert StahlClemens KüpperThomas LiebigPeter ReilichMarianne DieterichPublished in: PloS one (2019)
FA was reduced in ROIs representing the motor tracts in ALS patients. DTI with FA measurements is a promising method in this circumstance. However, for DTI to become a valuable and established method in the diagnostic workup of ALS, larger studies and further standardisation are warranted.
Keyphrases
- amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
- magnetic resonance imaging
- spinal cord
- end stage renal disease
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- ejection fraction
- white matter
- spinal cord injury
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- multiple sclerosis
- patient reported outcomes
- magnetic resonance
- neuropathic pain
- contrast enhanced