Zhang C, Das SK, Yang DJ, Yang HF. Application of magnetic resonance imaging in cervical spondylotic myelopathy.
World J Radiol 2014;
6:826-832. [PMID:
25349665 PMCID:
PMC4209427 DOI:
10.4329/wjr.v6.i10.826]
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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.
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