Diffusion tensor imaging can predict surgical outcomes of patients with cervical compression myelopathy.

Satoshi MakiMasao KodaMitsuhiro KitamuraTaigo InadaKoshiro KamiyaMitsutoshi OtaYasushi IijimaJunya SaitoYoshitada MasudaKoji MatsumotoMasatoshi KojimaTakayuki ObataKazuhisa TakahashiMasashi YamazakiTakeo Furuya

Published 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 (2017)

FA in spinal cord DTI can moderately predict surgical outcomes. DTI can serve as a supplementary tool for decision-making to guide surgical intervention in patients with CCM.

Keyphrases

spinal cord
decision making
white matter
randomized controlled trial
spinal cord injury
neuropathic pain