Diffusion tensor imaging predicts functional impairment in mild-to-moderate cervical spondylotic myelopathy

Spine Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 2589-2597

  Ellingson, Benjamin M ^a,b   Salamon, Noriko ^a   Grinstead, John W ^c   Holly, Langston T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Engineering IV   (United States)

^c Siemens Healthcare   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomarker; Cervical spondylotic myelopathy; CSM; Diffusion tensor imaging; DTI; mJOA; Spinal cord; Stenosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CERVICAL SPONDYLOSIS; CERVICAL SPONDYLOTIC MYELOPATHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; FEMALE; FRACTIONAL ANISOTROPY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HUMAN; MALE; MODIFIED JAPANESE ORTHOPEDIC ASSOCIATION SCORE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SCANNER; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RADIOFREQUENCY; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD; ANISOTROPY; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD; CERVICAL SPINE; DISABILITY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; SPONDYLOSIS;

BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ADULT; AGED; ANISOTROPY; BIOMARKERS; CERVICAL CORD; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SPONDYLOSIS;

EID: 84908507609     PISSN: 15299430     EISSN: 18781632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2014.02.027     Document Type: Article

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