Spinal cord fMRI: a new window into the central nervous system

N Kinany, E Pirondini, S Micera… - The …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
With the brain, the spinal cord forms the central nervous system. Initially considered a
passive relay between the brain and the periphery, the spinal cord is now recognized as …

Ten key insights into the use of spinal cord fMRI

JM Powers, G Ioachim, PW Stroman - Brain sciences, 2018 - mdpi.com
A comprehensive review of the literature-to-date on functional magnetic resonance imaging
(fMRI) of the spinal cord is presented. Spinal fMRI has been shown, over more than two …

Functional exploration of the human spinal cord during voluntary movement and somatosensory stimulation

PE Summers, GD Iannetti, CA Porro - Magnetic Resonance Imaging, 2010 - Elsevier
Demonstrations of the possibility of obtaining functional information from the spinal cord in
humans using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) have been growing in number …

[HTML][HTML] Investigating the human spinal sensorimotor pathways through functional magnetic resonance imaging

C Landelle, O Lungu, S Vahdat, A Kavounoudias… - NeuroImage, 2021 - Elsevier
Most of our knowledge about the human spinal ascending (sensory) and descending
(motor) pathways comes from non-invasive electrophysiological investigations. However …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Towards reliable spinal cord fMRI: Assessment of common imaging protocols

N Kinany, E Pirondini, L Mattera, R Martuzzi, S Micera… - NeuroImage, 2022 - Elsevier
Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) has revolutionized the investigation of brain
function. Similar approaches can be translated to probe spinal mechanisms. However …

The current state of spinal cord functional magnetic resonance imaging and its application in clinical research

G Haynes, F Muhammad, AF Khan… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Since its development, spinal cord functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) has
utilized various methodologies and stimulation protocols to develop a deeper understanding …

A practical protocol for measurements of spinal cord functional connectivity

RL Barry, BN Conrad, SA Smith, JC Gore - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
Resting state functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) has been used to study human
brain function for over two decades, but only recently has this technique been successfully …

Potential clinical applications for spinal functional MRI

J Kornelsen, S Mackey - Current pain and headache reports, 2007 - Springer
Functional MRI (fMRI) of the spinal cord is a noninvasive technique for obtaining information
regarding spinal cord neuronal function. This article provides a brief overview of recent …

Intrinsic functional architecture of the non-human primate spinal cord derived from fMRI and electrophysiology

TL Wu, PF Yang, F Wang, Z Shi, A Mishra, R Wu… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Resting-state functional MRI (rsfMRI) has recently revealed correlated signals in the spinal
cord horns of monkeys and humans. However, the interpretation of these rsfMRI correlations …