| Literature DB >> 25349665 |
Chuan Zhang1, Sushant K Das1, Dong-Jun Yang1, Han-Feng Yang1.
Abstract
Cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM) is the most common cause of spinal cord dysfunction and is caused by static or dynamic repeated compression of the spinal cord resulting from degenerative arthritis of the cervical spine and some biological injuries to the cervical spine. The T2 signal change on conventional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is most commonly associated with neurological deficits. Diffusion tensor imaging and MR spectroscopy show altered microstructure and biochemistry that reflect patient-specific pathogenesis and can be used to predict neurological outcome and response to intervention. Functional MRI can help to assess the neurological functional recovery after decompression surgery for CSM.Entities:
Keywords: Cervical spondylotic myelopathy; Diffusion tensor imaging; Functional magnetic resonance imaging; Magnetic resonance imaging; Magnetic resonance spectroscopy
Year: 2014 PMID: 25349665 PMCID: PMC4209427 DOI: 10.4329/wjr.v6.i10.826
Source DB: PubMed Journal: World J Radiol ISSN: 1949-8470