title: Application of magnetic resonance imaging in cervical spondylotic myelopathy.
abstract: Cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM) is the most common cause of spinal cord dysfunction and is caused by static or dynamic repeated compression of the spinal cord resulting from degenerative arthritis of the cervical spine and some biological injuries to the cervical spine. The T2 signal change on conventional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is most commonly associated with neurological deficits. Diffusion tensor imaging and MR spectroscopy show altered microstructure and biochemistry that reflect patient-specific pathogenesis and can be used to predict neurological outcome and response to intervention. Functional MRI can help to assess the neurological functional recovery after decompression surgery for CSM.
authors.affiliation: Chuan Zhang, Sushant K Das, Dong-Jun Yang, Han-Feng Yang, Department of Radiology, Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong 637000, Sichuan Province, China.
authors.forename: Chuan
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Chuan Zhang, Sushant K Das, Dong-Jun Yang, Han-Feng Yang, Department of Radiology, Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong 637000, Sichuan Province, China.
authors.forename: Sushant K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Das
authors.affiliation: Chuan Zhang, Sushant K Das, Dong-Jun Yang, Han-Feng Yang, Department of Radiology, Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong 637000, Sichuan Province, China.
authors.forename: Dong-Jun
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: Chuan Zhang, Sushant K Das, Dong-Jun Yang, Han-Feng Yang, Department of Radiology, Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong 637000, Sichuan Province, China.
authors.forename: Han-Feng
authors.initials: HF
authors.lastname: Yang
keywords: Cervical spondylotic myelopathy; Diffusion tensor imaging; Functional magnetic resonance imaging; Magnetic resonance imaging; Magnetic resonance spectroscopy