Spinal Cord Injury

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Spinal Cord Injury

Diagnosis, Imaging, and Screening

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Post-Injury MRI Predicts Spinal Cord Recovery "MRI imaging is giving neurosurgeons good insight into whether patients with serious spinal cord injuries can recover, a new study shows. Within 48 hours of the injury, these images should be able to provide a reasonable prediction of a patient's fate, Canadian researchers reported n the June issue of the journal Radiology."

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Neuroimaging in traumatic spinal cord injury: an evidence-based review for clinical practice and research. (J Spinal Cord Med. 2007) "RECOMMENDATIONS: MRI should be used as the imaging modality of choice for evaluation of the spinal cord after injury. CT and plain radiography should be used to assess the bony anatomy of the spine in patients with SCI. MRI may be used to identify the location of spinal cord injury. MRI may be used to demonstrate the degree of spinal cord compression after SCI. MRI findings of parenchymal hemorrhage/ contusion, edema, and spinal cord disruption in acute and subacute SCI may contribute to the understanding of severity of injury and prognosis for neurological improvement."

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