• Review •
Progress of diffusion tensor imaging in acute spinal cord injury
DOI:10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2017.12.014.
| [Abstract] The spinal cord is an important component of the central nervous system. The consequences caused by spinal cord injury and prognosis in different periods and different degrees are different. The development of acute spinal cord injury is rapid and serious. The conventional magnetic resonance imaging signal change has certain limitations for clinical evaluation. The magnetic resonance diffusion weighted and diffusion tensor imaging reflect the damage of spinal cord by microscopic reflection of the dispersion of water molecules. It can not only judge the acute spinal cord injury in early and timely, but also quantitatively analyze the severity of white matter fiber damage, It can provide some information about the value of this kind of patient's intervention for clinical. In this paper, the application and progress of MR diffusion weighted imaging and magnetic resonance diffusion tensor imaging in acute spinal cord injury were reviewed. |
| [Keywords] Diffusion weighted imaging；Diffusion tensor imaging；Spinal cord injuries；Nerve function；Magnetic resonance imaging |
LEI Rui-yan Image Center of Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, Xi'ning 810000, China
LI Wen-fang* Image Center of Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, Xi'ning 810000, China
*Corresponding to: Li WF, E-mail: qhlwf123@sina.com
Conflicts of interest None.
| ACKNOWLEDGMENTS This work was part of National Natural Science Foundation of China No. 81060177 Science and Technology Program of Qinghai Science and Technology Department No. 2017-SF-158 International Cooperation Program of Qinghai Science and Technology Department No. 2012-H-807 |
| Received 2017-08-14 |
| Accepted 2017-10-20 |
| DOI: 10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2017.12.014 |
| DOI:10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2017.12.014. |
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