Quantification of spinal cord compression using T1 mapping in patients with cervical spinal canal stenosis - Preliminary experience.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Degenerative changes of the cervical spinal column are the most common cause of spinal cord lesions in the elderly. Conventional clinical, electrophysiological and radiological diagnostics of spinal cord compression are often inconsistent.

Materials and methods

The feasibility and diagnostic potential of a novel T1 mapping method at 0.5 mm resolution and 4 s acquisition time was evaluated in 14 patients with degenerative cervical spinal canal stenosis (SCS) and 6 healthy controls. T1 mapping was performed in axial sections of the stenosis as well as above and below. All subjects received standard T2-weighted MRI of the cervical spine (including SCS-grading 0-III), electrophysiological and clinical examinations.

Results

Patients revealed significantly decrea

SUBMITTER: Maier IL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6411921 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature