Traumatic and nontraumatic spinal cord injury: pathological insights from neuroimaging

G David, S Mohammadi, AR Martin… - Nature Reviews …, 2019 - nature.com
Pathophysiological changes in the spinal cord white and grey matter resulting from injury
can be observed with MRI techniques. These techniques provide sensitive markers of …

MRI in traumatic spinal cord injury: from clinical assessment to neuroimaging biomarkers

P Freund, M Seif, N Weiskopf, K Friston… - The Lancet …, 2019 - thelancet.com
Traumatic spinal cord injury occurs when an external physical impact damages the spinal
cord and leads to permanent neurological dysfunction and disability, and it is associated …

[HTML][HTML] Translating state-of-the-art spinal cord MRI techniques to clinical use: A systematic review of clinical studies utilizing DTI, MT, MWF, MRS, and fMRI

AR Martin, I Aleksanderek, J Cohen-Adad… - NeuroImage: Clinical, 2016 - Elsevier
Background A recent meeting of international imaging experts sponsored by the
International Spinal Research Trust (ISRT) and the Wings for Life Foundation identified 5 …

[HTML][HTML] Diagnostic imaging in intervertebral disc disease

RC Da Costa, S De Decker, MJ Lewis… - Frontiers in veterinary …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Imaging is integral in the diagnosis of canine intervertebral disc disease (IVDD) and in
differentiating subtypes of intervertebral disc herniation (IVDH). These include intervertebral …

Dorsal and ventral horn atrophy is associated with clinical outcome after spinal cord injury

E Huber, G David, AJ Thompson, N Weiskopf… - Neurology, 2018 - AAN Enterprises
Objective To investigate whether gray matter pathology above the level of injury, alongside
white matter changes, also contributes to sensorimotor impairments after spinal cord injury …

The role of diffusion tensor imaging in the diagnosis, prognosis, and assessment of recovery and treatment of spinal cord injury: a systematic review

OA Zaninovich, MJ Avila, M Kay, JL Becker… - Neurosurgical …, 2019 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) is an MRI tool that provides an objective,
noninvasive, in vivo assessment of spinal cord injury (SCI). DTI is significantly better at …

[HTML][HTML] MicroRNAs in spinal cord injury: A narrative review

C Zhang, Z Talifu, X Xu, W Liu, H Ke, Y Pan… - Frontiers in Molecular …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a global medical problem with high disability and mortality rates.
At present, the diagnosis and treatment of SCI are still lacking. SCI has a complex etiology …

Extent of cord pathology in the lumbosacral enlargement in non-traumatic versus traumatic spinal cord injury

G David, K Vallotton, M Hupp, A Curt… - Journal of …, 2022 - liebertpub.com
This study compares remote neurodegenerative changes caudal to a cervical injury in
degenerative cervical myelopathy (DCM; ie, non-traumatic) and incomplete traumatic spinal …

Supraspinal control predicts locomotor function and forecasts responsiveness to training after spinal cord injury

EC Field-Fote, JF Yang, DM Basso… - Journal of …, 2017 - liebertpub.com
Restoration of walking ability is an area of great interest in the rehabilitation of persons with
spinal cord injury. Because many cortical, subcortical, and spinal neural centers contribute …

Diffusion MRI of the spinal cord: from structural studies to pathology

Y Cohen, D Anaby, D Morozov - NMR in Biomedicine, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Diffusion MRI is extensively used to study brain microarchitecture and pathologies, and
water diffusion appears highly anisotropic in the white matter (WM) of the spinal cord (SC) …