Diffusion tensor imaging with fiber tracking provides a valuable quantitative and clinical evaluation for compressed lumbosacral nerve roots: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Weishi LiangBo HanYong HaiPeng YinYuxiang ChenCongying ZouPublished 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 (2020)
This study showed that FA value reduction and ADC value increase were valuable indicators of compressed lumbosacral nerve roots. These changes may be related to the neurological symptoms of patients. DTI with fiber tracking can directly visualize and accurately locate the compression zone of nerve roots to help make surgical treatment plans, is more advanced than conventional MRI.