Research ArticleSPINE
MR Diffusion Tensor Imaging and Fiber Tracking in Spinal Cord Arteriovenous Malformations: A Preliminary Study
A. Ozanne, T. Krings, D. Facon, P. Fillard, J.L. Dumas, H. Alvarez, D. Ducreux and P. Lasjaunias
American Journal of Neuroradiology August 2007, 28 (7) 1271-1279; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A0541
A. Ozanne
T. Krings
D. Facon
P. Fillard
J.L. Dumas
H. Alvarez
D. Ducreux

References
- ↵Yamada K, Kizu O, Ito H, et al. Tractography for arteriovenous malformations near the sensorimotor cortices. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2005;26:598–602
- ↵Ries M, Jones RA, Dousset V, et al. Diffusion tensor MRI of the spinal cord. Magn Reson Med 2000;44:884–92
- Clark CA, Werring DJ, Miller DH. Diffusion imaging of the spinal cord in vivo: estimation of the principal diffusivities and application to multiple sclerosis. Magn Reson Med 2000;43:133–38
- Bammer R, Augustin M, Strasser-Fuchs S, et al. Magnetic resonance diffusion tensor imaging for characterizing diffuse and focal white matter abnormalities in multiple sclerosis. Magn Reson Med 2000;44:583–91
- ↵Cercignani M, Horsfield MA, Agosta F, et al. Sensitivity-encoded diffusion tensor MR imaging of the cervical cord. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2003;24:1254–56
- ↵Facon D, Ozanne A, Fillard P, et al. MR diffusion tensor imaging and fiber tracking in spinal cord compression. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2005;26:1587–94
- Demir A, Ries M, Moonen CT, et al. Diffusion-weighted MR imaging with apparent diffusion coefficient and apparent diffusion tensor maps in cervical spondylotic myelopathy. Radiology 2003;229:37–43
- ↵Valsasina P, Rocca MA, Agosta F, et al. Mean diffusivity and fractional anisotropy histogram analysis of the cervical cord in MS patients. Neuroimage 2005;26:822–28
- ↵Berenstein AL, Lasjaunias P, ter Brugge, KG. Spinal arteriovenous malformation. In: Surgical Neuroangiography. 2nd ed. Berlin: Springer-Verlag;2004 :737–843
- ↵
- ↵Basser PJ, Pierpaoli C. Microstructural and physiological features of tissues elucidated by quantitative-diffusion-tensor MRI. J Magn Reson B 1996;111:209–19
- ↵Basser PJ, Mattiello J, LeBihan D. Estimation of the effective self-diffusion tensor from the NMR spin echo. J Magn Reson B 1994;103:247–54
- ↵
- ↵Rodesch G, Hurth M, Alvarez H, et al. Angio-architecture of spinal cord arteriovenous shunts at presentation. Clinical correlations in adults and children. The Bicetre experience on 155 consecutive patients seen between 1981–1999. Acta Neurochir (Wien) 2004;146:217–26; discussion 226–27
- ↵Krings T, Reinges MHT, Thiex R, et al. Functional and diffusion weighted magnetic resonance imaging of space-occupying lesions affecting the motor system: imaging the motor cortex and pyramidal tracts. J Neurosurg 2001;95:816–24
- ↵
- ↵McCormick PC, Torres R, Post KD, et al. Intramedullary ependymoma of the spinal cord. J Neurosurg 1990;72:523–32
- ↵Basser PJ, Pierpaoli C. A simplified method to measure the diffusion tensor from seven MR images. Magn Reson Med 1998;39:928–34
- ↵Pierpaoli C, Basser PJ. Toward a quantitative assessment of diffusion anisotropy. Magn Reson Med 1996;36:893–906
- ↵Mori S, Crain B, Chacko V, et al. Three-dimensional tracking of axonal projections in the brain by magnetic resonance imaging. Ann Neurol 1999;45:265–69
- Xu D, Mori S, Solaiyappan M, et al. A framework for callosal fiber distribution analysis. Neuroimage 2002;17:1131–43
- ↵Westin CF, Maier SE, Mamata H, et al. Processing and visualization for diffusion tensor MRI. Med Image Anal 2002;6:93–108
- ↵Doppman JL, Di Chiro G, Dwyer AJ, et al. Magnetic resonance imaging of spinal arteriovenous malformations. J Neurosurg 1987;66:830–34
- ↵Dormont D, Assouline E, Gelbert F, et al. MRI study of spinal arteriovenous malformations. J Neuroradiol 1987;14:351–64
- ↵Rodesch G, Hurth M, Alvarez H, et al. Embolization of spinal cord arteriovenous shunts: morphological and clinical follow-up and results–review of 69 consecutive cases. Neurosurgery 2003;53:40–49; discussion 49–50
- ↵Maruyama K, Kamada K, Shin M, et al. Integration of three-dimensional corticospinal tractography into treatment planning for gamma knife surgery. J Neurosurg 2005;102:673–77
- ↵Beaulieu C, Allen PS. Determinants of anisotropic water diffusion in nerves. Magn Reson Med 1994;31:394–400
- ↵
- ↵Thomalla G, Glauche V, Weiller C, et al. Time course of wallerian degeneration after ischaemic stroke revealed by diffusion tensor imaging. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2005;76:266–68
- ↵Werring DJ, Toosy AT, Clark CA, et al. Diffusion tensor imaging can detect and quantify corticospinal tract degeneration after stroke. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2000;69:269–72
- ↵Voss HU, Watts R, Ulug AM, et al. Fiber tracking in the cervical spine and inferior brain regions with reversed gradient diffusion tensor imaging. Magn Reson Imaging 2006;24:231–39
- ↵
In this issue
Advertisement
MR Diffusion Tensor Imaging and Fiber Tracking in Spinal Cord Arteriovenous Malformations: A Preliminary Study
A. Ozanne, T. Krings, D. Facon, P. Fillard, J.L. Dumas, H. Alvarez, D. Ducreux, P. Lasjaunias
American Journal of Neuroradiology Aug 2007, 28 (7) 1271-1279; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A0541
Jump to section
Related Articles
- No related articles found.
Cited By...
- No citing articles found.
This article has not yet been cited by articles in journals that are participating in Crossref Cited-by Linking.
More in this TOC Section
Similar Articles
Advertisement