Diffusion Tensor Imaging of the Spinal Cord
Journal
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Clinics of North America
Journal Volume
29
Journal Issue
2
Pages
195-204
Date Issued
2021
Author(s)
Abstract
Spinal cord often is regarded as one of the last territories in the central nervous system where diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) can be used to probe white matter architecture. This article reviews current progress in spinal cord DTI, starting with anatomic properties and technical challenges that make spinal cord DTI a difficult task. Several possibilities offered by advanced pulse sequences that might overcome the difficulties are addressed, with associated trade-offs and limitations. Potential clinical assistance also is discussed in various spinal cord pathologies, such as myelopathy due to external compression, spinal cord tumors, acute ischemia, traumatic injury, and so forth.
Subjects
aortic dissection; astrocytoma; atherosclerosis; clinical feature; degenerative disease; diffusion tensor imaging; ependymoma; gray matter; hemangioblastoma; human; information processing; neuroimaging; nuclear magnetic resonance imaging; practice guideline; Review; signal noise ratio; spinal cord; spinal cord compression; spinal cord disease; spinal cord infarction; spinal cord injury; spinal cord ischemia; spinal cord tumor; white matter
Other Subjects
aortic dissection; astrocytoma; atherosclerosis; clinical feature; degenerative disease; diffusion tensor imaging; ependymoma; gray matter; hemangioblastoma; human; information processing; neuroimaging; nuclear magnetic resonance imaging; practice guideli
Type
review