Microstructural changes in postoperative cervical cords with cervical spondylotic myelopathy evaluated by neurite orientation dispersion and density imaging: a preliminary study

Introduction NNeurite orientation dispersion and density imaging (NODDI) is a new diffusion magnetic resonance imaging technique that can provide specific microstructural evaluation including nervous tissue density, free water fraction, and neurite orientation dispersion. In this study, we explored...

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Main Authors: Wen Jiang, Xiao Han, Guangqi Li, Donghang Li, Jinchao Wang, Hua Guo, Xiaoguang Cheng
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author Wen Jiang
Xiao Han
Guangqi Li
Donghang Li
Jinchao Wang
Hua Guo
Xiaoguang Cheng
author_facet Wen Jiang
Xiao Han
Guangqi Li
Donghang Li
Jinchao Wang
Hua Guo
Xiaoguang Cheng
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description Introduction NNeurite orientation dispersion and density imaging (NODDI) is a new diffusion magnetic resonance imaging technique that can provide specific microstructural evaluation including nervous tissue density, free water fraction, and neurite orientation dispersion. In this study, we explored the microstructural changes in reduced area (RA) and T2 high signal intensity (T2-HSI) postoperative cervical cords with cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM) by NODDI. Material and methods A prospective study. CSM patients with surgery planned were recruited in Beijing Jishuitan Hospital from September 2016 to March 2017 (excluding other cervical spondylosis and spinal diseases and postoperative stenosis) and underwent postoperative NODDI scans and modified Japanese Orthopaedic Association (mJOA) scoring. The patients were divided into RA and T2-HSI, normal area (NA) and T2-HSI, and NA and non-T2HSI groups. The differences in NODDI metrics and mJOA score between different groups were assessed respectively. Results Nervous tissue density in cervical cords with postoperative constant RA was decreased (RA-T2HSI (0.510, 0.330–0.670) vs. NA-T2HSI (0.585, 0.380–0.870) ( p = 0.019), RA-T2HSI vs. NA-nT2HSI (0.620, 0.460–0.770) ( p = 0.003)), and a certain degree of free water increase and nervous tissue density decline was observed in postoperative cervical cords with T2-HSI, even if not all of the outcomes were very significant. Moreover, the postoperative mJOA score in combined RA and T2-HSI was lower than that in single T2-HSI. Conclusions The microstructural changes in postoperative RA and T2-HSI cervical cords could be evaluated by NODDI metrics and RA and T2-HSI were useful as brief evaluations for postoperative CSM cervical cords.
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spelling doaj-art-b4be504206d44849bc0f3ec604add1cd2025-08-20T03:49:32ZengTermedia Publishing HouseArchives of Medical Science1734-19221896-91512020-04-0121248749310.5114/aoms.2020.94431118578Microstructural changes in postoperative cervical cords with cervical spondylotic myelopathy evaluated by neurite orientation dispersion and density imaging: a preliminary studyWen Jiang0Xiao Han1Guangqi Li2Donghang Li3Jinchao Wang4Hua Guo5Xiaoguang Cheng6Department of Radiology, Beijing Jishuitan Hospital, Beijing, ChinaDepartment of Spine Surgery, Beijing Jishuitan Hospital, Beijing, ChinaCenter for Biomedical Imaging Research, Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Medicine, Tsinghua University, Beijing, ChinaDepartment of Spine Surgery, Beijing Jishuitan Hospital, Beijing, ChinaDepartment of Spine Surgery, Beijing Jishuitan Hospital, Beijing, ChinaCenter for Biomedical Imaging Research, Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Medicine, Tsinghua University, Beijing, ChinaDepartment of Radiology, Beijing Jishuitan Hospital, Beijing, ChinaIntroduction NNeurite orientation dispersion and density imaging (NODDI) is a new diffusion magnetic resonance imaging technique that can provide specific microstructural evaluation including nervous tissue density, free water fraction, and neurite orientation dispersion. In this study, we explored the microstructural changes in reduced area (RA) and T2 high signal intensity (T2-HSI) postoperative cervical cords with cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM) by NODDI. Material and methods A prospective study. CSM patients with surgery planned were recruited in Beijing Jishuitan Hospital from September 2016 to March 2017 (excluding other cervical spondylosis and spinal diseases and postoperative stenosis) and underwent postoperative NODDI scans and modified Japanese Orthopaedic Association (mJOA) scoring. The patients were divided into RA and T2-HSI, normal area (NA) and T2-HSI, and NA and non-T2HSI groups. The differences in NODDI metrics and mJOA score between different groups were assessed respectively. Results Nervous tissue density in cervical cords with postoperative constant RA was decreased (RA-T2HSI (0.510, 0.330–0.670) vs. NA-T2HSI (0.585, 0.380–0.870) ( p = 0.019), RA-T2HSI vs. NA-nT2HSI (0.620, 0.460–0.770) ( p = 0.003)), and a certain degree of free water increase and nervous tissue density decline was observed in postoperative cervical cords with T2-HSI, even if not all of the outcomes were very significant. Moreover, the postoperative mJOA score in combined RA and T2-HSI was lower than that in single T2-HSI. Conclusions The microstructural changes in postoperative RA and T2-HSI cervical cords could be evaluated by NODDI metrics and RA and T2-HSI were useful as brief evaluations for postoperative CSM cervical cords.https://www.archivesofmedicalscience.com/Microstructural-changes-in-postoperative-cervical-cords-with-cervical-spondylotic,118578,0,2.htmldegenerative cervical myelopathydiffusion magnetic resonance imagingreduced cross section areat2 high signal intensity
spellingShingle Wen Jiang
Xiao Han
Guangqi Li
Donghang Li
Jinchao Wang
Hua Guo
Xiaoguang Cheng
Microstructural changes in postoperative cervical cords with cervical spondylotic myelopathy evaluated by neurite orientation dispersion and density imaging: a preliminary study
Archives of Medical Science
degenerative cervical myelopathy
diffusion magnetic resonance imaging
reduced cross section area
t2 high signal intensity
title Microstructural changes in postoperative cervical cords with cervical spondylotic myelopathy evaluated by neurite orientation dispersion and density imaging: a preliminary study
title_full Microstructural changes in postoperative cervical cords with cervical spondylotic myelopathy evaluated by neurite orientation dispersion and density imaging: a preliminary study
title_fullStr Microstructural changes in postoperative cervical cords with cervical spondylotic myelopathy evaluated by neurite orientation dispersion and density imaging: a preliminary study
title_full_unstemmed Microstructural changes in postoperative cervical cords with cervical spondylotic myelopathy evaluated by neurite orientation dispersion and density imaging: a preliminary study
title_short Microstructural changes in postoperative cervical cords with cervical spondylotic myelopathy evaluated by neurite orientation dispersion and density imaging: a preliminary study
title_sort microstructural changes in postoperative cervical cords with cervical spondylotic myelopathy evaluated by neurite orientation dispersion and density imaging a preliminary study
topic degenerative cervical myelopathy
diffusion magnetic resonance imaging
reduced cross section area
t2 high signal intensity
url https://www.archivesofmedicalscience.com/Microstructural-changes-in-postoperative-cervical-cords-with-cervical-spondylotic,118578,0,2.html
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