Applying functional MRI to the spinal cord and brainstem

JK Leitch, CR Figley, PW Stroman - Magnetic resonance imaging, 2010 - Elsevier
Functional magnetic resonance imaging of the spinal cord (spinal fMRI) has facilitated the
noninvasive visualization of neural activity in the spinal cord (SC) and brainstem of both …

An investigation of motion correction algorithms for pediatric spinal cord DTI in healthy subjects and patients with spinal cord injury

DM Middleton, FB Mohamed, N Barakat… - Magnetic Resonance …, 2014 - Elsevier
Patient and physiological motion can cause artifacts in DTI of the spinal cord which can
impact image quality and diffusion indices. The purpose of this investigation was to …

Spinal cord motion: influence of respiration and cardiac cycle

S Winklhofer, F Schoth, P Stolzmann… - RöFo-Fortschritte auf …, 2014 - thieme-connect.com
Purpose: To assess physiological spinal cord motion during the cardiac cycle compared with
the influence of respiration based on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) measurements …

Intradural approach to selective stimulation in the spinal cord for treatment of intractable pain: design principles and wireless protocol

MA Howard, M Utz, TJ Brennan, BD Dalm… - Journal of Applied …, 2011 - pubs.aip.org
We introduce an intradural approach to spinal cord stimulation for the relief of intractable
pain, and describe the biophysical rationale that underlies its design and performance …

A method for correcting breathing‐induced field fluctuations in T2*‐weighted spinal cord imaging using a respiratory trace

SJ Vannesjo, S Clare, L Kasper… - Magnetic resonance …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose Spinal cord MRI at ultrahigh field is hampered by time‐varying magnetic fields
associated with the breathing cycle, giving rise to ghosting artifacts in multi‐shot …

Feasibility of human spinal cord perfusion mapping using dynamic susceptibility contrast imaging at 7T: Preliminary results and identified guidelines

S Lévy, P Roche, M Guye… - Magnetic resonance in …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose To explore the feasibility of dynamic susceptibility contrast MRI at 7 Tesla for
human spinal cord perfusion mapping and fill the gap between brain and spinal cord …

Intravoxel Incoherent Motion at 7 Tesla to quantify human spinal cord perfusion: Limitations and promises

S Lévy, S Rapacchi, A Massire… - Magnetic …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose To develop a noninvasive technique to map human spinal cord (SC) perfusion in
vivo. More specifically, to implement an intravoxel incoherent motion (IVIM) protocol at …

On the impact of physiological noise in spinal cord functional MRI

M Fratini, M Moraschi, B Maraviglia… - Journal of Magnetic …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) techniques are widely exploited for the study
of brain activation. In recent years, similar approaches have been attempted for the study of …

Spinal fMRI investigation of human spinal cord function over a range of innocuous thermal sensory stimuli and study-related emotional influences

PW Stroman - Magnetic resonance imaging, 2009 - Elsevier
Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) of the human spinal cord has revealed
important details of activity involved with innocuous sensory stimuli, including the primary …

Comparing coordinated networks across the brainstem and spinal cord in the resting state and altered cognitive state

G Ioachim, JM Powers, PW Stroman - Brain connectivity, 2019 - liebertpub.com
Resting-state (RS) functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) has been used to
investigate networks of activity within the brain, as well as the brainstem (BS) and spinal …