ReviewThe spine journal : official journal of the North American Spine Society2018
Advancing imaging technologies for patients with spinal pain: with a focus on whiplash injury.
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- Artificial intelligence and machine learning in spine care: Advancing precision diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation.World journal of orthopedics · 2025Review
- Artificial Intelligence in Spine and Paraspinal Muscle Analysis.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2024Review
- Biopsychosocial sequelae and recovery trajectories from whiplash injury following a motor vehicle collision.The spine journal : official journal of the North American Spine Society · 2023Article
- Morphological Changes of the Suboccipital Musculature in Women with Myofascial Temporomandibular Pain: A Case-Control Study.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Does Overall Cervical Spine Pathology Relate to the Clinical Heterogeneity of Chronic Whiplash?The American journal of emergency medicine · 2020Article
- Muscle fat infiltration following whiplash: A computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging comparison.PloS one · 2020Article
- Deep Learning Convolutional Neural Networks for the Automatic Quantification of Muscle Fat Infiltration Following Whiplash Injury.Scientific reports · 2019Observational
- Are Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologies Crucial to Our Understanding of Spinal Conditions?The Journal of orthopaedic and sports physical therapy · 2019Article
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Abstract
background contextRadiological observations of soft-tissue changes that may relate to clinical symptoms in patients with traumatic and non-traumatic spinal disorders are highly controversial. Studies are often of poor quality and findings are inconsistent. A plethora of evidence suggests some pathoanatomical findings from traditional imaging applications are common in asymptomatic participants across the life span, which further questions the diagnostic, prognostic, and theranostic value of traditional imaging. Although we do not dispute the limited evidence for the clinical importance of most imaging findings, we contend that the disparate findings across studies may in part be due to limitations in the approaches used in assessment and analysis of imaging findings. PURPOSE: This clinical commentary aimed to (1) briefly detail available imaging guidelines, (2) detail research-based evidence around the clinical use of findings from advanced, but available, imaging applications (eg, fat and water magnetic resonance imaging and magnetization transfer imaging), and (3) introduce how evolving imaging technologies may improve our mechanistic understanding of pain and disability, leading to improved treatments and outcomes. STUDY DESIGN/
settingA non-systematic review of the literature is carried out.
methodsA narrative summary (including studies from the authors' own work in whiplash injuries) of the available literature is provided.
resultsAn emerging body of evidence suggests that the combination of existing imaging sequences or the use of developing imaging technologies in tandem with a good clinical assessment of modifiable risk factors may provide important diagnostic information toward the exploration and development of more informed and effective treatment options for some patients with traumatic neck pain.
conclusionsAdvancing imaging technologies may help to explain the seemingly disconnected spectrum of biopsychosocial signs and symptoms of traumatic neck pain.
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