Open AccessMR Classification System Based on Axial Images for Cervical Compressive Myelopathy
Author(s) -
Ja Yeon You,
Joon Woo Lee,
Eugene Lee,
Guen Young Lee,
Jin Sup Yeom,
Heung Sik Kang
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
radiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.118
H-Index - 295
eISSN - 1527-1315
pISSN - 0033-8419
DOI - 10.1148/radiol.2015142384
Subject(s) - medicine , intraclass correlation , magnetic resonance imaging , intramedullary rod , myelopathy , orthopedic surgery , nuclear medicine , hyperintensity , exact test , radiology , surgery , spinal cord , clinical psychology , psychiatry , psychometrics
To propose a new magnetic resonance (MR) classification system based on axial images for cervical compressive myelopathy (CCM) (Ax-CCM system), to assess the interobserver agreement with the Ax-CCM system, and to evaluate the relationship between Ax-CCM patterns and the baseline severity of CCM and the subsequent surgical outcome.