Apparent diffusion coefficient as an indicator of spinal cord compression due to anterior atlanto-axial subluxation in rheumatoid arthritis patients.
Małgorzata MańczakGrzegorz PracońIwona Sudoł-SzopińskaRobert GasikPublished 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 (2019)
The conducted study demonstrates the applicability of the ADC maps in the identification of spinal cord compression due to anterior AAS in RA patients. The results encourage the practical use of the ADC as an additional parameter in the qualification for surgical treatment. These slides can be retrieved under Electronic Supplementary Material.
Keyphrases
- spinal cord
- diffusion weighted imaging
- rheumatoid arthritis patients
- disease activity
- end stage renal disease
- spinal cord injury
- newly diagnosed
- neuropathic pain
- ejection fraction
- rheumatoid arthritis
- chronic kidney disease
- prognostic factors
- magnetic resonance imaging
- patient reported outcomes
- ankylosing spondylitis
- patient reported
- systemic sclerosis
- contrast enhanced