JOURNAL ARTICLE

Evaluation of Cervical Myelopathy Using Apparent Diffusion Coefficient Measured by Diffusion-Weighted Imaging

Takeshi SatoTakeo HorikoshiAtsuya WatanabeM. UchidaKeiichi IshigameTakashi ArakiHiroyuki Kinouchi

Year: 2011 Journal:   American Journal of Neuroradiology Vol: 33 (2)Pages: 388-392   Publisher: American Society of Neuroradiology

Abstract

ADC values appear to indicate the severity of spinal cord compression and clinical recovery after decompression surgery, so spondylotic myelopathy may partly be predicted preoperatively by using ADC values.

Keywords:
Medicine Effective diffusion coefficient Spinal cord Myelopathy Decompression Spinal cord compression Intramedullary rod Diffusion MRI Cord Nuclear medicine Magnetic resonance imaging Radiology Central nervous system disease Surgery

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Topics

Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy
Health Sciences →  Medicine →  Surgery
Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology
Health Sciences →  Medicine →  Pathology and Forensic Medicine
Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques
Health Sciences →  Medicine →  Surgery
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