Spinal cord fMRI with MB-SWIFT for assessing epidural spinal cord stimulation in rats.

Hanne LaaksoLauri J LehtoJaakko PaasonenRaimo SaloAntonietta CannaIgor LavrovShalom MichaeliOlli GröhnSilvia Mangia

Published in: Magnetic resonance in medicine (2021)

fMRI of the rat spinal cord during SCS can be consistently achieved with MB-SWIFT, thus providing a valuable experimental framework for assessing the effects of SCS on the central nervous system.

Keyphrases

spinal cord
resting state
neuropathic pain
functional connectivity
spinal cord injury
oxidative stress