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Decreased Value of Highly Accurate Fractional Anisotropy Using 3-Tesla ZOOM Diffusion Tensor Imaging After Decompressive Surgery in Patients with Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy: Aligned Fibers EffectDOI: 10.1016/j.wnsx.2019.100056 Keywords: Cervical degenerative spondylosis, Diffusion tensor imaging, Fractional anisotropy, Prognostic factor, Tractography CSM, Cervical spondylotic myelopathy, DTI, Diffusion tensor imaging, FA, Fractional anisotropy, FOV, Field-of-view, JOA, Japanese Orthopaedic Association, MRI, Magnetic resonance imaging, ROI, Region of interest, SCI, Spinal cord injury Abstract: Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) is widely used; however, most of the prior studies have resulted in presurgical decreased fractional anisotropy (FA) values in patients with cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM). We used ZOOM DTI and could acquire highly accurate FA values during perioperative periods, which indicated different insights than preceding studies. The objective of this study was to assess the perioperative FA change in patients with CSM and determine the prognostic factor
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