DTI of chronic spinal cord injury in children without MRI abnormalities (SCIWOMR) and with pathology on MRI and comparison to severity of motor impairment.

We found DTI changes in children with SCIWOMR with different causes of spinal lesions. We also investigated the relationship between DTI and clinical AIS scores. This study further examined the potential diagnostic value of DTI and should be translatable to adults with spinal cord lesions.