Magnetic-Resonance Diffusion-Tensor Tractography in the Diagnosis of Tumefactive Spinal-Cord Lesions in Neuromyelitis Optica

Autor:	Yung Hsu, Ming-Chung Chou, Poh-Shiow Yeh, Te-Chang Wu, Ching-Chung Ko, Tai-Yuan Chen
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2020
Předmět:	magnetic-resonance imaging diffusion-tensor imaging diffusion-tensor tractography tumefactive spinal cord neuromyelitis optica Medicine (General) R5-920
Zdroj:	Diagnostics, Vol 10, Iss 6, p 401 (2020)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	2075-4418
DOI:	10.3390/diagnostics10060401
Popis:	Magnetic-resonance (MR) imaging is the modality of choice for the evaluation of spinal-cord lesions. However, challenges persist in discriminating demyelinating processes from neoplastic lesions using conventional MR sequences. Consequently, an invasive spinal-cord biopsy is likely for most patients. MR diffusion-tensor imaging is an emerging noninvasive and powerful method for characterizing changes in tissue microstructure associated with spinal disorders. We currently present the case of a middle-aged woman suffering from neuromyelitis optica, and highlight that MR diffusion-tensor tractography can be helpful in the identification of tumefactive spinal-cord lesions.
Databáze:	Directory of Open Access Journals
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