Diffusion tensor imaging and fiber tractography in cervical compressive myelopathy: Preliminary results

Skeletal Radiology

Volumn 40, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1543-1551

  Lee, Joon Woo ^a   Kim, Jae Hyoung ^a   Park, Jong Bin ^a   Park, Kun Woo ^a   Yeom, Jin S ^a   Lee, Guen Young ^a   Kang, Heung Sik ^a  

^a Seoul National University Bundang Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cervical compressive myelopathy; Diffusion tensor imaging; Spine

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CERVICAL MYELOPATHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHO PLANAR IMAGING; FEMALE; FRACTIONAL ANISOTROPY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SPINAL CORD ATROPHY; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; TRACTOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AGED; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80755188892     PISSN: 03642348     EISSN: 14322161     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00256-011-1161-z     Document Type: Article

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