Electrical stimulation for the treatment of spinal cord injuries: A review of the cellular and molecular mechanisms that drive functional improvements

RM Dorrian, CF Berryman, A Lauto… - Frontiers in Cellular …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a devastating condition that causes severe loss of motor, sensory
and autonomic functions. Additionally, many individuals experience chronic neuropathic …

Blood supply and vascular reactivity of the spinal cord under normal and pathological conditions: A review

NL Martirosyan, JS Feuerstein, N Theodore… - … of Neurosurgery: Spine, 2011 - thejns.org
The authors present a review of spinal cord blood supply, discussing the anatomy of the
vascular system and physiological aspects of blood flow regulation in normal and injured …

Framework for integrated MRI average of the spinal cord white and gray matter: the MNI–Poly–AMU template

VS Fonov, A Le Troter, M Taso, B De Leener… - Neuroimage, 2014 - Elsevier
The field of spinal cord MRI is lacking a common template, as existing for the brain, which
would allow extraction of multi-parametric data (diffusion-weighted, magnetization transfer …

Diffusion tensor imaging in musculoskeletal disorders

JF Budzik, V Balbi, S Verclytte, V Pansini, VL Thuc… - Radiographics, 2014 - pubs.rsna.org
Diffusion tensor (DT) imaging is an emerging magnetic resonance (MR) imaging technique
for evaluating the microstructure of well-organized biologic tissues such as muscles and …

Assessing the state of chronic spinal cord injury using diffusion tensor imaging

E Koskinen, A Brander, U Hakulinen, T Luoto… - Journal of …, 2013 - liebertpub.com
The aim of this study was to quantify the association between diffusion tensor imaging (DTI)
parameters of the cervical spinal cord and neurological disability in patients with chronic …

Clinical characteristics and treatment of spinal cord injury in children and adolescents

JZ Wang, M Yang, M Meng, ZH Li - Chinese Journal of Traumatology, 2023 - mednexus.org
Pediatric and adult spinal cord injuries (SCI) are distinct entities. Children and adolescents
with SCI must suffer from lifelong disabilities, which is a heavy burden on patients, their …

Diffusion tensor imaging as a predictor of locomotor function after experimental spinal cord injury and recovery

BJ Kelley, NY Harel, CY Kim, X Papademetris… - Journal of …, 2014 - liebertpub.com
Traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) causes long-term disability with limited functional recovery
linked to the extent of axonal connectivity. Quantitative diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) of …

[HTML][HTML] The impact of post-processing on spinal cord diffusion tensor imaging

S Mohammadi, P Freund, T Feiweier, A Curt… - Neuroimage, 2013 - Elsevier
Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) provides information about the microstructure in the brain and
spinal cord. While new neuroimaging techniques have significantly advanced the accuracy …

Diffusion tensor imaging of the spinal cord: clinical value, investigational applications, and technical limitations

AM Rutman, DJ Peterson, WA Cohen… - Current problems in …, 2018 - Elsevier
Although diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) has become a mainstay in modern brain
imaging, it remains less utilized in the evaluation of the spinal cord. Many studies have …

Longitudinal assessment of white matter pathology in the injured mouse spinal cord through ultra-high field (16.4 T) in vivo diffusion tensor imaging

FH Brennan, GJ Cowin, ND Kurniawan, MJ Ruitenberg - Neuroimage, 2013 - Elsevier
This study examined the sensitivity of ultra-high field (16.4 T) diffusion tensor imaging (DTI;
70 μm in-plane resolution, 1 mm slice thickness) to evaluate the spatiotemporal …