Browse the latest research summaries in the field of medical imaging for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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Ann Rehabil Med, 2022 • August 31, 2022
The study aimed to evaluate the usefulness of DTI and tractography in predicting outcomes after traumatic cervical SCI, comparing pre- and post-operative data. Preoperative DTI and tractography showed...
KEY FINDING: The failure rate of DTI image analysis was significantly higher in the postop group compared to the preop group.
Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences, 2022 • January 18, 2022
This study examined shoulder tendon adaptations in wheelchair rugby athletes following a graded exercise test to exhaustion, considering different impairments and tendon occupation ratio. The findings...
KEY FINDING: The echogenicity of the biceps tendon significantly reduced post-exercise, suggesting fluid inflow into the tendon.
Asian Spine J, 2022 • October 5, 2022
Accurate diagnosis and patient-specific treatment strategies for spinal diseases are of paramount importance although remain challenging despite the advancement of diagnostic technologies. In recent y...
KEY FINDING: Plain radiography is the first and most widely used imaging modality for localizing suspected spinal symptoms, including pain, numbness, and weakness.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2020 • March 1, 2020
This case series investigated the relationship between midsagittal tissue bridges and walking ability in individuals with incomplete spinal cord injury (SCI). The study found a significant positive co...
KEY FINDING: The study found a high level of agreement between different raters measuring the tissue bridge ratio, indicating the measure is reliable.
Brain Imaging Behav, 2020 • June 1, 2020
This study introduces a novel method using dMRI tractography to delineate the CST and isolate its hand motor representation (HMFTs). The study quantifies the variability of these tracts in 37 healthy ...
KEY FINDING: The study successfully delineated the CST and HMFTs using a novel dMRI tractography method.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2020 • January 1, 2020
Skeletal muscle mitochondrial activity is reduced by ∼50–60% after SCI, resulting in impaired energy expenditure, glucose utilization and insulin sensitivity. Near infra-red spectroscopy (NIRS) is a n...
KEY FINDING: Only four participants produced data with accepted rate constants of 0.002–0.013 s−1 and r2 of 0.71–0.87.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2019 • January 1, 2019
This study compared tissue thickness and texture over the ischial tuberosity (IT) between individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI) and able-bodied (AB) individuals using ultrasound imaging. The study...
KEY FINDING: The area overlying the IT occupied by the muscle was significantly greater in the SCI when compared with AB cohort.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2021 • January 1, 2021
This study investigated shoulder ultrasonography findings in individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI) to identify factors associated with ultrasonographic abnormalities. Ninety-one SCI patients were ...
KEY FINDING: The most common ultrasonographic abnormality found in SCI patients was unilateral subdeltoid-subacromion bursitis.
J. Clin. Med., 2023 • December 23, 2022
The study assessed TSPO expression as an indicator of microglial activation using (R)-[11C]PK11195 PET imaging in a rat SCI model. Clinical application of (R)-[11C]PK11195 PET/MRI in patients with NeP...
KEY FINDING: TSPO is mainly expressed in activated microglia in the injured spinal cord.
World Neurosurg, 2020 • February 1, 2020
This study demonstrates that patients with cervical canal stenosis have decreased gray matter volumes in both the ventral and dorsal horns of the cervical spinal cord compared to healthy controls. The...
KEY FINDING: Patients with cervical canal stenosis exhibited significantly decreased gray matter volumes, specifically in both the ventral and dorsal horns, compared to healthy controls.