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- Title
A prospective serial MRI study following acute traumatic cervical spinal cord injury.
- Authors
Rutges, Joost; Kwon, Brian; Heran, Manraj; Ailon, Tamir; Street, John; Dvorak, Marcel; Rutges, Joost P H J; Kwon, Brian K; Street, John T; Dvorak, Marcel F
- Abstract
<bold>Purpose: </bold>In acute traumatic cervical spinal cord injury (SCI) patients, we sought to characterize how objective MRI measures of injury change during the first 3 week post-injury.<bold>Methods: </bold>Six MRI scans each were planned in 19 cervical SCI patients within the first 3 week post-injury. Length of cord edema, maximum spinal cord compression, maximum canal compromise, and presence and length of hematoma were measured.<bold>Results: </bold>Length of spinal cord edema increased in the first 48 h after SCI, followed by a gradual decrease in the 3 weeks after injury. This was predominantly seen in the more severe grades of SCI. Hematoma in the spinal cord was seen in all AIS-A and B patients.<bold>Conclusion: </bold>This study demonstrates the dynamic nature of imaging changes on MRI in the first weeks after injury and highlights the importance of taking into account the timing of imaging when interpreting objective measures of damage.
- Subjects
CERVICAL vertebrae injuries; CERVICAL vertebrae; MAGNETIC resonance imaging; POSTOPERATIVE care; HEMATOMA; SURGERY
- Publication
European Spine Journal, 2017, Vol 26, Issue 9, p2324
- ISSN
0940-6719
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1007/s00586-017-5097-4