Fulong Dong1,2, Yuanyuan Wu3, Peiwen Song1,2, Yinfeng Qian4, Ying Wang4, Liyan Xu4, Minmin Yin4, Renjie Zhang1,2, Hui Tao1,2, Peng Ge1,2, Chang Liu1,2, Huaqing Zhang1,2, Jinwen Zhu5, Cailiang Shen6,7, Yongqiang Yu8. 1. Department of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230022, China. 2. Department of Spine Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230022, China. 3. Department of Medical Imaging, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230022, China. 4. Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230022, China. 5. Department of Spine Surgery, Honghui Hospital, Xi'an Jiaotong University Medical Center, Xi'an, 710054, China. 6. Department of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230022, China. shencailiang1616@sina.com. 7. Department of Spine Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230022, China. shencailiang1616@sina.com. 8. Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230022, China. cjr.yuyongqiang@vip.163.com.
Abstract
PURPOSE: To compare diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) parameters of the spinal cord between patients with cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM) and normal subjects, and investigate their significance in the clinical diagnosis, surgical planning and post-operative evaluation of CSM. METHODS: Routine sequence magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and DTI scans were performed in 50 normal subjects and 60 cases of CSM with 3.0-T MR. DTI images, apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) and fractional anisotropy (FA) colormaps corresponding to spinal cord cross-sections were obtained. The spinal cord function of CSM patients was measured using modified Japanese Orthopaedic Association (mJOA) scoring and Nurick grade at different times. The changes in DTI parameters and their correlation with spinal cord function scores were analysed by SPSS 19. RESULTS: There were significant differences in DTI parameters of the spinal cord between normal subjects and patients with CSM (ADC: 1.119 ± 0.087 vs. 1.395 ± 0.091, P < 0.01; FA: 0.661 ± 0.057 vs. 0.420 ± 0.080, P < 0.01). The FA values at the maximal compression level of the spinal cord in the patients with CSM were significantly associated with the mJOA score pre-operatively, 1 week, and 1, 3 and 6 months post-operatively, with Pearson's correlation coefficients of 0.58 (P < 0.01), 0.53 (P < 0.05), and 0.51 (P < 0.05), 0.54 (P < 0.05) and 0.55 (P < 0.05), respectively. However, the FA values were significantly negatively associated with the Nurick grade, with Pearson's correlation coefficients of - 0.40 (P < 0.05), - 0.39 (P < 0.05), and -0.41 (P < 0.05), - 0.45 (P < 0.05) and - 0.44 (P < 0.05), respectively. CONCLUSIONS: DTI may play a significant role in diagnosing and predicting the development of CSM. These slides can be retrieved under Electronic Supplementary Material.
PURPOSE: To compare diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) parameters of the spinal cord between patients with cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM) and normal subjects, and investigate their significance in the clinical diagnosis, surgical planning and post-operative evaluation of CSM. METHODS: Routine sequence magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and DTI scans were performed in 50 normal subjects and 60 cases of CSM with 3.0-T MR. DTI images, apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) and fractional anisotropy (FA) colormaps corresponding to spinal cord cross-sections were obtained. The spinal cord function of CSM patients was measured using modified Japanese Orthopaedic Association (mJOA) scoring and Nurick grade at different times. The changes in DTI parameters and their correlation with spinal cord function scores were analysed by SPSS 19. RESULTS: There were significant differences in DTI parameters of the spinal cord between normal subjects and patients with CSM (ADC: 1.119 ± 0.087 vs. 1.395 ± 0.091, P < 0.01; FA: 0.661 ± 0.057 vs. 0.420 ± 0.080, P < 0.01). The FA values at the maximal compression level of the spinal cord in the patients with CSM were significantly associated with the mJOA score pre-operatively, 1 week, and 1, 3 and 6 months post-operatively, with Pearson's correlation coefficients of 0.58 (P < 0.01), 0.53 (P < 0.05), and 0.51 (P < 0.05), 0.54 (P < 0.05) and 0.55 (P < 0.05), respectively. However, the FA values were significantly negatively associated with the Nurick grade, with Pearson's correlation coefficients of - 0.40 (P < 0.05), - 0.39 (P < 0.05), and -0.41 (P < 0.05), - 0.45 (P < 0.05) and - 0.44 (P < 0.05), respectively. CONCLUSIONS: DTI may play a significant role in diagnosing and predicting the development of CSM. These slides can be retrieved under Electronic Supplementary Material.
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Cervical spondylotic myelopathy; Diffusion tensor imaging; Magnetic resonance imaging; Spinal cord; Spinal cord function scores
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