Characterising spinal cerebrospinal fluid flow in the pig with phase-contrast magnetic resonance imaging.
Madeleine Amy BessenChristine Diana GayenRyan David QuarringtonAngela Catherine WallsAnna Victoria LeonardVartan KurtcuogluClaire Frances JonesPublished in: Fluids and barriers of the CNS (2023)
In anaesthetised and ventilated domestic pigs, spinal CSF has lower pulsatile flow and slower velocity wave propagation, compared to humans. This study provides baseline CSF flow at spinal levels relevant for future SCI research in this animal model.