Tract-Specific Volume Loss on 3T MRI in Patients With Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy.

ABSTRACT:

Study design

Case-control.

Objective

The aim of this study was to understand the role of high-resolution magnetic resonance (MR) in identifying regional cord volume loss in cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM).

Summary of background data

Preliminary studies suggest that compression of the ventral region of the cord may contribute disproportionately to CSM symptomology; however, tract-specific data are lacking in the CSM population. The current study is the first to use 3T MR imaging (MRI) images of CSM patients to determine specific volume loss at the level of detail of individual descending white matter tracts.

Methods

Twelve patients with CSM and 14 age-matched were enrolled prospectively and underwent 3-Tesla MRI of the cervical spine. Using the high-resolu

SUBMITTER: Hopkins BS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6167159 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature