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Research progress of Wallerian degeneration in the central nervous system diffusion magnetic resonance imaging
WANG Junxin  CUI Yunan  BING Yu  MIAO Yanwei 

Cite this article as: Wang JX, Cui YN, Bing Y, et al. Research progress of Wallerian degeneration in the central nervous system diffusion magnetic resonance imaging[J]. Chin J Magn Reson Imaging, 2021, 12(12): 115-117. DOI:10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2021.12.028.


[Abstract] Wallerian degeneration refers to the process of demyelination and disintegration of distal axons due to injury to the cell body or proximal axons. Wallerian degeneration of the pyramidal tract of the central nervous system will affect the recovery of the patient's motor function. More advanced MRI techniques can not only provide relevant information of early wallerian degeneration in pyramidal tract, but also predict the long-term recovery of motor function of patients, which will provide help for early intervention and treatment of patients in the future.
[Keywords] wallerian degeneration；diffusion magnetic resonance imaging；motor function

WANG Junxin   CUI Yunan   BING Yu   MIAO Yanwei*  

Department of Radiology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116000, China

Miao YW, E-mail: ywmiao716@163.com

Conflicts of interest   None.

Received  2021-04-12
Accepted  2021-05-20
DOI: 10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2021.12.028
Cite this article as: Wang JX, Cui YN, Bing Y, et al. Research progress of Wallerian degeneration in the central nervous system diffusion magnetic resonance imaging[J]. Chin J Magn Reson Imaging, 2021, 12(12): 115-117. DOI:10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2021.12.028.

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