Open AccessDiffusion tensor imaging as an additional postoperative prognostic predictor factor in cervical myelopathy patients: An observational study
Author(s) -
Sunil Bhosale,
Pramod Ingale,
Sudhir Srivastava,
Nandan Marathe,
Prajakta Bhide
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of craniovertebral junction and spine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.38
H-Index - 23
eISSN - 0976-9285
pISSN - 0974-8237
DOI - 10.4103/jcvjs.jcvjs_77_18
Subject(s) - medicine , myelopathy , magnetic resonance imaging , diffusion mri , fractional anisotropy , effective diffusion coefficient , cervical spondylosis , radiology , orthopedic surgery , surgery , spinal cord , pathology , alternative medicine , psychiatry
Multiple investigation modalities have been invented for diagnosis and for planning management of degenerative cervical myelopathy, which include magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), computed tomography scan, and plain X-rays. Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) of the spinal cord is a special variety of MRI where diffusion of water molecules across and along the tracts is mapped. The changes in anisotropy at the stenotic level can be a postoperative prognostic factor. The aim of this study was to establish postoperative prognostic predictive value of DTI in cases of degenerative cervical myelopathy.