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ArticleDiagnostics (Basel, Switzerland)2022

Clinical Application of Diffusion Tensor Imaging for a Brachial Plexus Injury.

Giulio Vara, Gianmarco Tuzzato, Giuseppe Bianchi, Marco Miceli, Luca Spinardi, Rita Golfieri, Raffaella Rinaldi, Giancarlo Facchini

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Giulio VaraDiagnostic and Interventional Radology, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Via Pupilli 1, 40136 Bologna, Italy.
Gianmarco TuzzatoUnit of 3rd Orthopedic and Traumatologic Clinic Prevalently Oncologic, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Via Pupilli 1, 40136 Bologna, Italy.
Giuseppe BianchiUnit of 3rd Orthopedic and Traumatologic Clinic Prevalently Oncologic, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Via Pupilli 1, 40136 Bologna, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-6390-9762
Marco MiceliDiagnostic and Interventional Radology, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Via Pupilli 1, 40136 Bologna, Italy.
Luca SpinardiDiagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology Unit, S. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, 40138 Bologna, Italy.
Rita GolfieriDepartment of Radiology, IRCSS Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria di Bologna, 40138 Bologna, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8809-9989
Raffaella RinaldiDiagnostic and Interventional Radology, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Via Pupilli 1, 40136 Bologna, Italy.
Giancarlo FacchiniDiagnostic and Interventional Radology, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Via Pupilli 1, 40136 Bologna, Italy.

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Abstract

Brachial plexus injuries are commonly diagnosed clinically, as conventional imaging has a low sensitivity. In recent years, diffusion tensor imaging has established a clinical role in the study of the central nervous system and, while still presenting some limitations due to the technical complexity of the acquisition method, is showing promising results when applied to peripheral nerves. Moreover, deterministic fiber tracking with the Euler's method and multishell acquisition are two novel advances in the field which contribute to enhancing the reliability of the technique reducing the respiratory and inhomogeneity artifacts in this "magnetically complex" region, and better isolating the fibers in a heterogeneous territory. Here, we report a case of brachial plexus traumatic injury, a healthy reference subject, and details on the acquisition protocol of the reconstruction algorithm.

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brachial plexusdiffusion tensor imagingmultishellradiculopathytractography

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PMID35885591
PMCPMC9316281

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