A meta-analysis showing that high signal intensity on T2-weighted MRI is associated with poor prognosis for patients with cervical spondylotic myelopathy

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1592-1595

  Li, Fengning ^a   Chen, Zhi ^a   Zhang, Fan ^a   Shen, Hongxing ^a   Hou, Tiesheng ^a  

^a SECOND MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cervical spondylotic myelopathy; JOA recovery rate; Meta analysis; T2 weighted MRI

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; BRAIN ATROPHY; BRAIN DEGENERATION; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN NECROSIS; CENTRAL GRAY MATTER; CERVICAL MYELOPATHY; CERVICAL SPONDYLOTIC MYELOPATHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMYELINATING DISEASE; ENCEPHALOMALACIA; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; META ANALYSIS; NERVE REGENERATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD BLOOD FLOW; SPINAL CORD DECOMPRESSION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PROGNOSIS; SPONDYLOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 82155195827     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: 15322653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2011.04.019     Document Type: Review

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