Quantitative analysis of fiber tractography in cervical spondylotic myelopathy

Spine Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 697-705

  Wen, Chun Yi ^a   Cui, Jiao Long ^a   Lee, Man Pan ^a   Mak, Kin Cheung ^a   Luk, Keith Dip Kei ^a   Hu, Yong ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Cervical spondylotic myelopathy; Diffusion tensor imaging; Fiber tractography; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD; CERVICAL SPONDYLOTIC MYELOPATHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FRACTIONAL ANISOTROPY; HUMAN; IMAGING SOFTWARE; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; JAPANESE ORTHOPAEDIC ASSOCIATION SCORE; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SCANNER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION;

AGED; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPINAL CORD DISEASES; SPONDYLOSIS;

EID: 84878788308     PISSN: 15299430     EISSN: 18781632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2013.02.061     Document Type: Article

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