Apparent diffusion coefficient maps in the assessment of surgical patients with lumbar spine degeneration.
Evgenii G BelykhAndrey A KalininArpan A PatelEric J MillerMichael A BohlIvan A StepanovLiudmila A BardonovaTalgat KerimbaevAnton O AsantsevMorgan B GiersMark C PreulVadim A ByvaltsevPublished in: PloS one (2017)
Quantitative and qualitative evaluation of ADC mapping may provide additional useful information regarding the fluid dynamics of the degenerated spine and may complement standard MRI imaging protocol for the comprehensive assessment of surgical patients with lumbar spine pathology. ADC maps were advantageous in differentiating reactive bone marrow changes, and more precise assessment of the disk degeneration state. ADC mapping of compressed nerve roots showed promise but requires further investigation on a larger cohort of patients.
Keyphrases
- diffusion weighted imaging
- high resolution
- contrast enhanced
- bone marrow
- diffusion weighted
- magnetic resonance imaging
- end stage renal disease
- newly diagnosed
- mesenchymal stem cells
- systematic review
- randomized controlled trial
- chronic kidney disease
- prognostic factors
- high density
- mass spectrometry
- patient reported outcomes
- big data
- machine learning