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Research progress of MRI on brain in patients with cervical spondylotic myelopathy
WU Kaifu  WANG Xiang 

Cite this article as: WU K F, WANG X. Research progress of MRI on brain in patients with cervical spondylotic myelopathy[J]. Chin J Magn Reson Imaging, 2023, 14(6): 187-191. DOI:10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2023.06.034.


[Abstract] Cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM) is a common degenerative disease with severe neurological impairment. CSM has received widespread clinical attention. Previous studies have shown that CSM not only causes injury to the spinal cord itself, but also causes remodeling changes in the distal brain center, which may be related to the symptoms and prognosis of patients. In order to further understand the potential neuropathological mechanism of CSM, the paper reviews the current research status and progress of brain imaging in patients with CSM from the perspective of multi-parameter MRI (voxel-based morphology, diffusion tensor imaging, functional magnetic resonance imaging, magnetic resonance spectroscopy, etc), which may be of great significance for guiding clinical treatment and improving long-term rehabilitation efficacy.
[Keywords] cervical spondylotic myelopathy；brain plasticity；voxel-based morphometry；functional magnetic resonance imaging；diffusion tensor imaging；magnetic resonance imaging

WU Kaifu   WANG Xiang*  

Department of Radiology, the Central Hospital of Wuhan, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430014, China.

Corresponding author: Wang X, E-mail: wangxiang385@aliyun.com

Conflicts of interest   None.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Scientific Research Foundation of Wuhan Central Hospital (No. 22YJ29).
Received  2023-04-05
Accepted  2023-06-02
DOI: 10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2023.06.034
Cite this article as: WU K F, WANG X. Research progress of MRI on brain in patients with cervical spondylotic myelopathy[J]. Chin J Magn Reson Imaging, 2023, 14(6): 187-191. DOI:10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2023.06.034.

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