Assessment of spinal cord motion as a new diagnostic MRI-parameter in cervical spinal canal stenosis: study protocol on a prospective longitudinal trial

Assessment of spinal cord motion as a new diagnostic MRI-parameter in cervical spinal canal stenosis: study protocol on a prospective longitudinal trial

Abstract Background Increased spinal cord motion has been proven to be a relevant finding within spinal canal stenosis disclosed by phase-contrast MRI (PC-MRI). Adapted PC-MRI is a suitable and reliable method within the well deliberated setting. As the decision between conservative and operative tr...

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Main Authors: Katharina Wolf, Axel J. Krafft, Karl Egger, Jan-Helge Klingler, Ulrich Hubbe, Marco Reisert, Marc Hohenhaus
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-10-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research
Subjects:
Phase-contrast MRI
Spinal cord
Spinal canal stenosis
Spinal cord compression
Degenerative cervical myelopathy (DCM)
Spinal cord motion
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13018-019-1381-9

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