ArticleEuropean spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society2017
Diffusion tensor imaging can predict surgical outcomes of patients with cervical compression myelopathy.
Article in European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.
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- Comparison of DTI Parameter Ratios for Early Diagnosis of Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy.Global spine journal · 2026Article
- High-resolution and high-fidelity diffusion tensor imaging of cervical spinal cord using 3D reduced-FOV multiplexed sensitivity encoding (3D-rFOV-MUSE).Magnetic resonance in medicine · 2025Article
- Convolutional Neural Networks in the Diagnosis of Cervical Myelopathy.Revista brasileira de ortopedia · 2024Article
- The use of diffusion tensor imaging in spinal pathology: a comprehensive literature review.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2024Review
- Correlation Between Pre-Operative Diffusion Tensor Imaging Indices and Post-Operative Outcome in Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Global spine journal · 2024Article
- Classification and prognostic factors of patients with cervical spondylotic myelopathy after surgical treatment: a cluster analysis.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Metal artifact reduction around cervical spine implant using diffusion tensor imaging at 3T: A phantom study.Magnetic resonance imaging · 2024Article
- Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy: From the World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies (WFNS) to the Italian Neurosurgical Society (SINch) RecommendationsNeurospine · 2023Article
- Clinical and Research MRI Techniques for Assessing Spinal Cord Integrity in Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy-A Scoping Review.Biomedicines · 2022Article
- Varied presentations of cervical spondylotic myelopathy presenting to a chiropractic clinic: a report of 3 cases.The Journal of the Canadian Chiropractic Association · 2022Article
- The Evaluation and Prediction of Laminoplasty Surgery Outcome in Patients with Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy Using Diffusion Tensor MRI.AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology · 2020Article
- Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy: How to Identify the Best Responders to Surgery?Journal of clinical medicine · 2020Article
- Outcome factors in surgically treated patients for cervical spondylotic myelopathy.The journal of spinal cord medicine · 2020Article
- Predictive value of flexion and extension diffusion tensor imaging in the early stage of cervical myelopathy.Neuroradiology · 2018Article
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purposeThe aim of this study was to assess the potential role of diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) as a predictor of surgical outcomes in patients with cervical compressive myelopathy (CCM). Surgical decompression is often recommended for symptomatic CCM. It is important to know the prognosis of surgical outcomes and to recommend appropriate timing for surgery.
methodsWe enrolled 26 patients with CCM who underwent surgery. The Japanese Orthopaedic Association (JOA) score for cervical myelopathy was evaluated before and 6 months after surgery. Surgical outcomes were regarded as good if there was a change in JOA score of three points or more, or the recovery rate of JOA score was 50% or more. The patients were examined using a 3.0 T magnetic resonance system before surgery. Measured diffusion parameters were fractional anisotropy (FA) and mean diffusivity (MD). The correlations between DTI parameters and surgical outcomes were analyzed.
resultsBoth change and recovery rate of JOA score moderately correlated with FA. Furthermore, the area under the receiver-operator characteristic curve based on FA for prognostic precision of surgical outcomes indicates that FA is a good predictive factor. The cut-off values of FA for predicting good surgical outcomes evaluated by change and recovery rate of JOA score were 0.65 and 0.57, respectively. Neither change nor recovery rate of JOA score correlated with MD.
conclusionsFA in spinal cord DTI can moderately predict surgical outcomes. DTI can serve as a supplementary tool for decision-making to guide surgical intervention in patients with CCM.
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