Dorsal Root Ganglion Morphometric Changes Under Oxaliplatin Treatment : Longitudinal Assessment by Computed Tomography.

Leonidas ApostolidisLars KowalscheckTim Frederik WeberTim GodelMartin BendszusHans-Ulrich KauczorDirk JägerHeinz-Peter SchlemmerPhilipp Bäumer

Published in: Clinical neuroradiology (2021)

CT is a reliable method for continuous DRG morphometry; however, since no standardized assessment of OXIPN was performed in this retrospective study, correlations between DRG size, cumulative oxaliplatin dose and clinical symptoms in future prospective studies are needed to establish DRG size as a potential OXIPN biomarker.

Keyphrases

computed tomography
neuropathic pain
positron emission tomography
dual energy
image quality
contrast enhanced
spinal cord
magnetic resonance imaging
spinal cord injury
cross sectional
current status
depressive symptoms