Diffusion Tensor Imaging in Radiation‐Induced Myelopathy |
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| Authors: | Miloš Keřkovský PhD Jana Zitterbartová MD Luděk Pour PhD Andrea Šprláková‐Puková PhD Marek Mechl MD PhD MBA |
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| Affiliation: | 1. University Hospital Brno and Masaryk University, Department of Radiology, Central European Institute of TechnologyMultimodal and Functional Imaging Laboratory;2. Masaryk Memorial Cancer InstituteDepartment of Radiation Oncology;3. University Hospital Brno and Masaryk University, Department of Internal MedicineHematology and Oncology;4. University Hospital Brno and Masaryk UniversityDepartment of Radiology |
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| Abstract: | Radiation myelopathy (RM) is a rare complication of spinal cord irradiation. Diagnosis is based on the history of radiotherapy, laboratory tests, and magnetic resonance imaging of the spinal cord. The MRI findings may nevertheless be quite unspecific. In this paper, we describe the findings of diffusion tensor imaging in a case of the delayed form of RM. We observed areas of restricted diffusion within the spinal cord which probably corresponded to the ischemic changes. This would concur with the currently accepted pathogenetic theory concerning RM. |
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| Keywords: | Radiation myelopathy magnetic resonance imaging diffusion tensor imaging |
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