Clinical application of diffusion tensor tractography to postoperative C5 palsy.

ABSTRACT:

Study design

Diagnostic study.

Objective

Although C5 palsy is a well-known potential complication after cervical procedure, the exact pathophysiology remains uncertain. Diffusion tensor tractography (DTT) has recently been proposed as a useful tool to examine quantitatively and non-invasively the pathology of spinal cord disorders. The purpose of this study is to determine the clinical interest of DTT in patients with C5 palsy after cervical laminoplasty.

Setting

Single university hospital.

Methods

Five patients with C5 palsy out of 108 patients after cervical laminoplasty were subjected to DTT using a 1.5 Tesla magnetic resonance imaging in our hospital between 2010 and 2012. For the tractography, two regions of interest (ROI) were placed at the C5 segmental l

SUBMITTER: Takano M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8458389 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature