ArticleJapanese journal of radiology2020
A quantitative and clinical evaluation of nerve roots in lumbosacral radiculopathy using diffusion tensor imaging.
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- Nerve abnormalities in lumbar disc herniation: A systematic review and meta-analysis of diffusion tensor imaging.PloS one · 2022Pooled it
- Diffusion tensor imaging with fiber tracking provides a valuable quantitative and clinical evaluation for compressed lumbosacral nerve roots: a systematic review and meta-analysis.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 · 2021Pooled it
- Diffusion tensor imaging with 3D high-resolution MRI of lumbosacral nerve roots in lumbar disc herniation with radiculopathy and its clinical correlations: a prospective study.La Radiologia medica · 2026Article
- Sagittal-oriented articular processes and intervertebral disc degeneration phenotypes can concurrently lead to an increased presence of annulus tears in the cranial adjacent motion segment : a clinical review and biomechanical simulation.Bone & joint research · 2025Article
- Evaluation of diffusion tensor imaging in foraminal cervical nerve and fiber bundle reconstruction in patients with cervical spondylotic radiculopathy.Japanese journal of radiology · 2025Article
- Disrupted topological organization of brain connectome in patients with chronic low back related leg pain and clinical correlations.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Exploring the correlation between magnetic resonance diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) parameters and aquaporin expression and biochemical composition content in degenerative intervertebral disc nucleus pulposus tissue: a clinical experimental study.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2025Article
- 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
- A Prospective Study to Evaluate the Clinical and Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI) Correlation in Patients with Lumbar Disc Herniation with Radiculopathy.Spine surgery and related research · 2023Article
- Percutaneous Endoscopic Lumbar Discectomy for Huge Lumbar Disc Herniation with Complete Dural Sac Stenosis via an Interlaminar Approach: An Observational Retrospective Cohort Study.International journal of general medicine · 2021Article
- The Usefulness of Diffusion Tensor Tractography in Diagnosing Neuropathic Pain: A Narrative Review.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2021Review
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Abstract
purposeThis study aimed to investigate the relationship between the fractional anisotropy (FA) values of compressed nerves derived in diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) and the corresponding clinical symptoms for quantitative and clinical evaluation in patients with lumbosacral radiculopathy.
methodsThirty-six patients and ten volunteers participated in the study and measured with DTI. The resultant FA values for L5-S1 lumbar nerve roots were calculated at three sub-regions. Additionally, the DTI relevant tractography was also performed on L4-S1 nerve roots. Clinical symptoms were performed by Japanese Orthopedic Association (JOA) scoring for each patient and volunteer.
resultsThe FA values of the nerves at the symptomatic side were significantly lower than those at the asymptomatic side (p < 0.001). Diffusion tensor tractography distinctly showed abnormalities in the symptomatic nerve tracts. There was a significant correlation between JOA scores and the FA values of the compressed nerves at middle and distal sub-regions (p < 0.005).
conclusionThe clinical symptoms associated robustly with the DTI derived FA values of the compressed nerves in patients with lumbosacral radiculopathy. Therefore, the FA values can be a potential clinical tool to evaluate the nerve roots in lumbosacral radiculopathy quantitatively.
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