Generic acquisition protocol for quantitative MRI of the spinal cord

J Cohen-Adad, E Alonso-Ortiz, M Abramovic… - Nature protocols, 2021 - nature.com
Quantitative spinal cord (SC) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) presents many challenges,
including a lack of standardized imaging protocols. Here we present a prospectively …

Technical and clinical validation of commercial automated volumetric MRI tools for dementia diagnosis—a systematic review

HG Pemberton, LAM Zaki, O Goodkin, RK Das… - Neuroradiology, 2021 - Springer
Developments in neuroradiological MRI analysis offer promise in enhancing objectivity and
consistency in dementia diagnosis through the use of quantitative volumetric reporting tools …

[HTML][HTML] MAGNIMS recommendations for harmonization of MRI data in MS multicenter studies

N De Stefano, M Battaglini, D Pareto, R Cortese… - NeuroImage: Clinical, 2022 - Elsevier
There is an increasing need of sharing harmonized data from large, cooperative studies as
this is essential to develop new diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers. In the field of multiple …

Quantification of cervical cord cross-sectional area: which acquisition, vertebra level, and analysis software? A multicenter repeatability study on a traveling healthy …

C Lukas, B Bellenberg, F Prados, P Valsasina… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Background: Considerable spinal cord (SC) atrophy occurs in multiple sclerosis (MS). While
MRI-based techniques for SC cross-sectional area (CSA) quantification have improved over …

MRI prognostic factors in multiple sclerosis, neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder, and myelin oligodendrocyte antibody disease

R Cortese, A Giorgio, G Severa… - Frontiers in Neurology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Several MRI measures have been developed in the last couple of decades, providing a
number of imaging biomarkers that can capture the complexity of the pathological processes …

Imaging of the spinal cord in multiple sclerosis: past, present, future

Y Chen, EM Haacke, E Bernitsas - Brain Sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
Spinal cord imaging in multiple sclerosis (MS) plays a significant role in diagnosing and
tracking disease progression. The spinal cord is one of four key areas of the central nervous …

[HTML][HTML] Cervical and thoracic cord atrophy in multiple sclerosis phenotypes: Quantification and correlation with clinical disability

Y Mina, S Azodi, T Dubuche, F Andrada, I Osuorah… - NeuroImage: Clinical, 2021 - Elsevier
Objective We sought to characterize spinal cord atrophy along the entire spinal cord in the
major multiple sclerosis (MS) phenotypes, and evaluate its correlation with clinical disability …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of cervical spinal cord atrophy using a modified SIENA approach

L Luchetti, F Prados, R Cortese, G Gentile… - NeuroImage, 2024 - Elsevier
Spinal cord (SC) atrophy obtained from structural magnetic resonance imaging has gained
relevance as an indicator of neurodegeneration in various neurological disorders. The …

[HTML][HTML] Spinal cord atrophy in a primary progressive multiple sclerosis trial: Improved sample size using GBSI

M Moccia, N Valsecchi, O Ciccarelli, R Van Schijndel… - NeuroImage: Clinical, 2020 - Elsevier
Background We aimed to evaluate the implications for clinical trial design of the generalised
boundary-shift integral (GBSI) for spinal cord atrophy measurement. Methods We included …

[HTML][HTML] Reliability of spinal cord measures based on synthetic T1-weighted MRI derived from multiparametric mapping (MPM)

S Schading, M Seif, T Leutritz, M Hupp, A Curt… - Neuroimage, 2023 - Elsevier
Short MRI acquisition time, high signal-to-noise ratio, and high reliability are crucial for
image quality when scanning healthy volunteers and patients. Cross-sectional cervical cord …