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ArticleFrontiers in neurology2024

Voxel- and tensor-based morphometry with machine learning techniques identifying characteristic brain impairment in patients with cervical spondylotic myelopathy.

Yang Wang, Rui Zhao, Dan Zhu, Xiuwei Fu, Fengyu Sun, Yuezeng Cai, Juanwei Ma, Xing Guo, Jing Zhang, Yuan Xue

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Article in Frontiers in neurology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Artificial intelligence and machine learning based predictive analytics in cervical myelopathy - a scoping 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 · 2026
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10 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Yang WangDepartment of Radiology, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, China.
Rui ZhaoDepartment of Orthopedics Surgery, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, China.
Dan ZhuTianjin Key Laboratory of Functional Imaging, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, China.
Xiuwei FuDepartment of Radiology, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, China.
Fengyu SunDepartment of Radiology, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, China.
Yuezeng CaiDepartment of Radiology, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, China.
Juanwei MaDepartment of Radiology, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, China.
Xing GuoDepartment of Orthopedics Surgery, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, China.
Jing ZhangDepartment of Radiology, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, China.
Yuan XueTianjin Key Laboratory of Functional Imaging, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, China.
Tianjin Medical University General Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Aim: The diagnosis of cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM) relies on several methods, including x-rays, computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Although MRI is the most useful diagnostic tool, strategies to improve the precise and independent diagnosis of CSM using novel MRI imaging techniques are urgently needed. This study aimed to explore potential brain biomarkers to improve the precise diagnosis of CSM through the combination of voxel-based morphometry (VBM) and tensor-based morphometry (TBM) with machine learning techniques. Methods: In this retrospective study, 57 patients with CSM and 57 healthy controls (HCs) were enrolled. The structural changes in the gray matter volume and white matter volume were determined by VBM. Gray and white matter deformations were measured by TBM. The support vector machine (SVM) was used for the classification of CSM patients from HCs based on the structural features of VBM and TBM. Results: CSM patients exhibited characteristic structural abnormalities in the sensorimotor, visual, cognitive, and subcortical regions, as well as in the anterior corona radiata and the corpus callosum [ Conclusion: CSM may cause widespread and remote impairments in brain structures. This study provided a valuable reference for developing novel diagnostic strategies to identify CSM.

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cervical spondylotic myelopathymultivariate pattern analysisstructural MRItensor-based morphometryvoxel-based morphometry

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