The Role of Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Computed Tomography in Spinal Cord Injury. Life (Basel) 2023 Aug 03;13(8)
Date
08/26/2023Pubmed ID
37629537Pubmed Central ID
PMC10455833DOI
10.3390/life13081680Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85168918079 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)Abstract
Traumatic injuries of the spine are associated with long-term morbidity and mortality. Timely diagnosis and appropriate management of mechanical instability and spinal cord injury are important to prevent further neurologic deterioration. Spine surgeons require an understanding of the essential imaging techniques concerning the diagnosis, management, and prognosis of spinal cord injury. We present a review in the role of computed tomography (CT) including advancements in multidetector CT (MDCT), dual energy CT (DECT), and photon counting CT, and how it relates to spinal trauma. We also review magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and some of the developed MRI based classifications for prognosticating the severity and outcome of spinal cord injury, such as diffusion weighted imaging (DWI), diffusion tractography (DTI), functional MRI (fMRI), and perfusion MRI.
