Evaluation of microstructural changes in spinal cord of patients with degenerative cervical myelopathy by diffusion kurtosis imaging and investigate the correlation with JOA score

Evaluation of microstructural changes in spinal cord of patients with degenerative cervical myelopathy by diffusion kurtosis imaging and investigate the correlation with JOA score

Abstract Background To explore the feasibility of the metrics of diffusion kurtosis imaging (DKI) for investigations of the microstructural changes of spinal cord injury in patients with degenerative cervical myelopathy (DCM) and the correlation between Japan Orthopaedic Association (JOA) scores and...

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Main Authors: Zhuohang Liu, Bingyang Bian, Gang Wang, Cheukying Tian, Zhenshan Lv, Zhiqing Shao, Dan Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-05-01
Series:BMC Neurology
Subjects:
Degenerative cervical myelopathy
Cervical spinal cord
Diffusion kurtosis imaging
Quantitative
Japan Orthopaedic association score
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12883-020-01752-x

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