Head and Neck Imaging
Quantitatively Analysis of Diffusion Tensor Imaging of the Cervical Spinal Cord
Author：NI Feng, SHAN Hua, YIN Xin-dao
affiliation：Department of Medical Imaging, Nanjing Hospital Affiliated of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210006, Jiangsu Province, China
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Objective To explore the clinical application value of diffusion tensor imaging(DTI), by studying normal diffusion tensor imaging of the cervical spinal cord in healthy volunteers. Methods Cervical spinal cord routine MRI and DTI were performed in 30 cases of healthy volunteers. The radiological findings were analyzed, and the fractional anisotropy (FA) values and the apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) values were calculated, and the diffusion tensor tracking (DTT) images were reconstructed. Results The FA and ADC maps were obtained by every volunteer. The FA values and ADC values are significant difference among different segments of cervical spinal cord(P<0.05). C2/3 segment is the highest FA value, the lowest ADC value. C6/7 segment is the lowest FA value and the highest ADC value. It's a negative correlation between the FA values and the ADC values. Conclusion DTI can objectively and quantitatively analyze cervical spinal cord, and it has important clinical application value.
【Keyword】Cervical Spinal Cord; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Diffusion Tensor Imaging
【Chart number】R445.2
【Document Identification Number】A
【DOI】 10.3969/j.issn.1672- 5131.2017.08.001
Chinese journal of CT and MRI
th15Volume， th 8 Issue
2017Year08Month
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