Assessment of acute traumatic cervical spinal cord injury using conventional magnetic resonance imaging in combination with diffusion tensor imaging-tractography: a retrospective comparative study.
Fengzhao ZhuYulong WangXiangchuang KongYuan LiuLian ZengXirui JingSheng YaoKaifang ChenLian YangXiao-Dong GuoPublished 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)
The combination of conventional MRI with DTI-DTT is a valid diagnostic approach for SCI. Lower IMLL and IMHL, and higher FA value and CRFT are linked to better neurological outcomes.
Keyphrases
- spinal cord injury
- spinal cord
- neuropathic pain
- white matter
- liver failure
- magnetic resonance imaging
- contrast enhanced
- respiratory failure
- type diabetes
- computed tomography
- diffusion weighted imaging
- multiple sclerosis
- intensive care unit
- hepatitis b virus
- cerebral ischemia
- adipose tissue
- blood brain barrier
- weight loss
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation