Imaging Techniques in Spinal Cord Injury #MMPMID23246741
Ellingson BM; Salamon N; Holly LT
World Neurosurg 2014[Dec]; 82 (6): 1351-8 PMID23246741show ga
Spinal imaging plays a critical role in the diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of SCI patients. In recent years there has been an increasing interest in the development of advanced imaging techniques to provide pertinent microstructural and metabolic information that is not provided by conventional modalities. This review details the pathophysiological structural changes that accompany SCI, as well as their imaging correlates. The potential clinical applications of novel spinal cord imaging techniques to SCI are presented.