Application of Diffusion Tensor Imaging in Clinical and Basic Studies of Spinal Cord Injury (review)
10.3969/j.issn.1006-9771.2015.09.010
- VernacularTitle:弥散张量成像在脊髓损伤临床和基础研究中的应用
- Author:
Changbin LIU
;
Jianjun LI
;
Degang YANG
;
Mingliang YANG
;
Liangjie DU
;
Jun LI
;
Feng GAO
;
Qianru MENG
;
Xuechao DONG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
spinal cord injury, diffusion tensor imaging, clinic, animals model, review
- From:
Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice
2015;21(9):1031-1036
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI), which responds with the diffusion of water molecules in spinal cord white matter, may be used to detect the integrity of the spinal cord fiber bundles and the pathological changes after injury. It is sensitive in acute and chronic spinal cord injury, such as cervical spondylotic myelopathy, multiple sclerosis, brain damage secondary spinal cord injury, spinal nerve root damage, and so on. In basic studies, DTI can reveal the microstructure and pathological changes of the injured spinal, and be correlated with behavioral assessment, which involved mice, monkeys, calves, cats, swines, dogs, and so on.
