Abstract #4304

Diffusion Tensor Imaging Characteristics of Normal Human Cervical Spinal Cord at 3T

Khin Khin Tha¹, Satoshi Terae², Kinya Ishizaka², Tomoyuki Okuaki³, Makoto Hirotani⁴, Kentaro Kobayashi², Marc van Cauteren⁵, Hiroki Shirato¹

¹Dept. of Radiobiology & Medical Engineering, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan; ²Dept. of Radiology, Hokkaido University Hospital; ³Medical Satellite Yaesu Clinic; ⁴Dept. of Neurology, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine; ⁵Philips Healthcare Asia Pacific

rFOV-DTI was performed to cervical spinal cord of 43 normal healthy subjects. DTI characteristics varied with anatomical location, gender, and age. Laterality was also observed. Normative values are necessary in evaluation of diseases of spinal cord.