Decreased Value of Highly Accurate Fractional Anisotropy Using 3-Tesla ZOOM Diffusion Tensor Imaging After Decompressive Surgery in Patients with Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy: Aligned Fibers Effect

Background: Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) is widely used; however, most of the prior studies have resulted in presurgical decreased fractional anisotropy (FA) values in patients with cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM). We used ZOOM DTI and could acquire highly accurate FA values during periopera...

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Main Authors: Motoyuki Iwasaki, Takumi Yokohama, Daisuke Oura, Shou Furuya, Yoshimasa Niiya, Tomoyuki Okuaki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-10-01
Series:World Neurosurgery: X
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590139719300973