Value of MRI and DTI as Biomarkers for Classifying Acute Spinal Cord Injury

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to determine if diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) in conjunction with conventional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can reliably forecast neurologic recovery after spinal cord injury (SCI). As of the time of the original report (10/29/12) there were 7 patients enrolled in the study. Twenty patients with no neurologic deficit and were screened with conventional MRI and DTI have been identified and the images have been collected. No imaging data have been analyzed to date.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2012
Accession Number
ADA592152

Entities

People

  • Adam E. Flanders

Organizations

  • Thomas Jefferson University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Anatomy
  • Biological Sciences
  • Biomedical Research
  • Clinical Trials
  • Colon Cancer
  • Data Analysis
  • Department Of Defense
  • Health Services
  • Lower Extremity
  • Magnetic Resonance
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Recovery
  • Sequences
  • Spinal Cord
  • Spinal Injuries
  • Therapy

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

  • Image Processing and Computer Vision.
  • Neurotrauma and Rehabilitation Medicine.