Keywords: Spinal Cord, Neuro, cervical spondylotic myelopathy
Motivation: MUSE-DTI may elevate spatial resolution and image quality in cervical spine.
Goal(s): This study aimed to investigate the clinical diagnosis value of MUSE-DTI in patients with cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM).
Approach: Independent T-test or Mann-Whitney t test and Spearman correlation analysis was used to investigate the differences of FA and ADC values between each two different stages and the correlation to JOA scores.
Results: All MUSE-DTI derived values at MCL were correlated with the clinical JOA scores. The axial diffusivity (AD) values were most sensitive to the secondary damage of distal spinal cord.
Impact: This study presented the ability of MUSE-DTI in better display cervical spinal cord and spinal cord injury with more reliable measurements for the clinical diagnosis and treatment of CSM patients.
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