Correlation between Cervical Spinal Cord Fractional Anisotropy Values and Severity Cord Affection in Suspected Compressive Myelopathy
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Correlation between Cervical Spinal Cord Fractional Anisotropy Values and Severity Cord Affection in Suspected Compressive Myelopathy, DINA H. GAMAL EL-DIN, MOHSEN E. KHALIL, NASER M.F. EL-GHANDOUR and AYMAN A. EL-BASMY
Abstract
Background: It is not uncommon to have clinical situation of positive cervical cord myelopathy clinically with negative MRI findings. So we aim in this study to use DТI (diffusion tensor imaging) to detect FA values in comparison to cervical cord affection.
Methods: The study included 50 patients (22 males and 28 females); age range 24-80 years, patients presenting with neck pain and or brachialgia.MR Technique was performed using a standard 1.5 Tesla unit (Inters and Achiva, Philips). A standard cervical coil was used. The sequences obtained were axial FFEW, sagittal Tland Т2 WI and Diffusion Tensor.
Results: We compared and correlated the mean FA values of each cord affection severity to the normal group. The results were significant.
Conclusion: Cervical cord FA values show statistically significant changes in correlation with severity of cord affection in cases of suspected compressive myelopathy.