Browse the latest research summaries in the field of medical imaging for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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Cureus, 2024 • November 7, 2024
Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a significant post-operative risk, especially in major surgeries. While pharmacological prophylaxis is common, it may be contraindicated due to bleeding risks. This edito...
KEY FINDING: Basic physiotherapy exercises, such as ankle pumps, static hamstring, and quadriceps exercises, initiated early can prevent DVT by preventing blood pooling in the lower limbs and increasing venous return.
Neurotrauma Reports, 2024 • January 1, 2024
This study investigates brain network alterations in chronic SCI using a multilayer community detection approach on resting-state fMRI data, comparing 32 SCI patients with 32 matched healthy controls....
KEY FINDING: Significant alterations in brain community structures were observed in the SCI cohort, particularly within the sensorimotor network (SMN).
JMIR Rehabilitation and Assistive Technology, 2025 • January 16, 2025
This pilot study investigated the feasibility of using multiparametric MRI (mpMRI) to assess the effects of a 6-month FES-cycling training program on muscle health in individuals with complete spinal ...
KEY FINDING: Muscle volume increased by an average of 22.3% at 3 months and 36.7% at 6 months compared to baseline, remaining 23.2% higher one month post-training.
J Nucl Med, 2025 • February 1, 2025
This study introduces [18F]3F4AP as a PET tracer for imaging demyelinated axons after spinal cord injury in both animal models and humans, showing its efficacy in detecting incomplete SCI. The tracer ...
KEY FINDING: [18F]3F4AP PET in rats showed over a 2-fold increase in tracer binding localized to the injury site 7 days post-injury compared to baseline.
bioRxiv preprint, 2025 • January 27, 2025
This study introduces EPISeg, a deep learning-based method for automated spinal cord segmentation on gradient-echo EPI images, commonly used in fMRI. EPISeg addresses challenges related to heterogeneo...
KEY FINDING: EPISeg significantly improves spinal cord segmentation quality compared to existing methods.
Muscle & Nerve, 2025 • January 12, 2025
This study evaluated muscle morphology changes in upper limb muscles of individuals with cervical spinal cord injury (cSCI) using ultrasound and compared them to healthy controls (HC). The results sho...
KEY FINDING: Forearm and hand muscle size were significantly lower (15%-41%) in individuals with cSCI compared to healthy controls.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2021 • January 1, 2021
This study evaluated diaphragm thickness and excursion in patients with cervical spinal cord injury (SCI) using ultrasonography, comparing them to able-bodied participants and assessing the reliabilit...
KEY FINDING: Diaphragm thickness was significantly higher in patients with cervical spinal cord injury than the control group.
Am J Phys Med Rehabil, 2022 • January 1, 2022
This multi-center study surveyed PM&R residency applicants to determine the influence of MSKUS curriculum on their residency selection process. The study found that a large percentage of PM&R applican...
KEY FINDING: 71% of applicants considered MSKUS presence within a program as "very important" or "absolutely essential" during the interview-selection process.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2022 • January 1, 2022
This cross-sectional study evaluated MRI findings of shoulder pathologies in 51 wheelchair users with spinal cord injury to assess their relationship with shoulder pain. The study described the number...
KEY FINDING: MRI findings of shoulder pathology are very frequent in persons with and without shoulder pain.
Asian Spine J, 2022 • April 1, 2022
This retrospective study assessed the incidence of renal tract abnormalities using ultrasonography (US) in a military cohort with traumatic spinal cord injury (TSCI). The study found that 65% of TSCI ...
KEY FINDING: 65.7% of patients had a normal ultrasound scan.