[HTML][HTML] Advanced spinal cord MRI in multiple sclerosis: Current techniques and future directions

AJE Combes, MA Clarke, KP O'Grady, KG Schilling… - NeuroImage: Clinical, 2022 - Elsevier
Spinal cord magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has a central role in multiple sclerosis (MS)
clinical practice for diagnosis and disease monitoring. Advanced MRI sequences capable of …

Spinal cord atrophy after spinal cord injury–A systematic review and meta-analysis

C Trolle, E Goldberg, C Linnman - NeuroImage: Clinical, 2023 - Elsevier
Cervical spinal cord atrophy occurs after spinal cord injury. The atrophy and how level of
injury affects atrophy differs between studies. A systematic review and metaanalysis were …

[HTML][HTML] Reliability of multi-parameter mapping (MPM) in the cervical cord: A multi-center multi-vendor quantitative MRI study

M Seif, T Leutritz, S Schading, T Emmengger, A Curt… - Neuroimage, 2022 - Elsevier
MRI based multicenter studies which target neurological pathologies affecting the spinal
cord and brain–including spinal cord injury (SCI)–require standardized acquisition protocols …

Longitudinal motor system changes from acute to chronic spinal cord injury

TM Emmenegger, D Pfyffer, A Curt… - European Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Background and purpose In acute spinal cord injury (SCI), magnetic resonance imaging
(MRI) reveals tissue bridges and neurodegeneration for 2 years. This 5‐year study aims to …

Progressive cervical cord atrophy parallels cognitive decline in Alzheimer's disease

TM Emmenegger, R Seiler, PG Unschuld, P Freund… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is characterized by progressive episodic memory dysfunction. A
prominent hallmark of AD is gradual brain atrophy. Despite extensive research on brain …

An optimized MP2RAGE sequence for studying both brain and cervical spinal cord in a single acquisition at 3T

A Forodighasemabadi, H Rasoanandrianina… - Magnetic Resonance …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Magnetization Prepared 2 Rapid Acquisition Gradient Echo (MP2RAGE) is a T 1
mapping technique that has been used broadly on brain and recently on cervical spinal cord …

[HTML][HTML] Simultaneous assessment of regional distributions of atrophy across the neuraxis in MS patients

P Freund, N Papinutto, A Bischof, M Azzarito… - NeuroImage: Clinical, 2022 - Elsevier
Background The ability to assess brain and cord atrophy simultaneously would improve the
efficiency of MRI to track disease evolution. Objective To test a promising tool to …

Quantifying neurodegeneration of the cervical cord and brain in degenerative cervical myelopathy: A multicentre study using quantitative magnetic resonance imaging

P Freund, V Boller, TM Emmenegger… - European Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Background and purpose Simultaneous assessment of neurodegeneration in both the
cervical cord and brain across multiple centres can enhance the effectiveness of clinical …

Reproducible Spinal Cord Quantitative MRI Analysis with the Spinal Cord Toolbox

J Valošek, J Cohen-Adad - Magnetic Resonance in Medical …, 2024 - jstage.jst.go.jp
The spinal cord plays a pivotal role in the central nervous system, providing communication
between the brain and the body and containing critical motor and sensory networks. Recent …

Assessing the Equivalence of Brain-Derived Measures from Two 3D T1-Weighted Acquisitions: One Covering the Brain and One Covering the Brain and Spinal Cord

D Pareto, JF Corral, A Garcia-Vidal… - American Journal …, 2023 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: In MS, it is common to acquire brain and spinal cord MR
imaging sequences separately to assess the extent of the disease. The goal of this study …