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From: MR diffusion tensor imaging of the spinal cord: can it help in early detection of cervical spondylotic myelopathy and assessment of its severity?

Fig. 4

Fifty-year-old female patient presented with neck pain. a Sagittal T2 WI of the cervical spine showing C3-4, C4-5, C5-6, and C6-7 posterior disc lesions, more prominent at C4-5 level, where it is seen indenting the cord, with no signal intensity alteration of the cord. b Color-coded FA map of the cervical cord with multiple ROIs opposite to different disc levels. c DTI fiber tractography of the cervical cord showing grossly intact white matter fibers. d FA values opposite to all the examined cervical discs, showing mild reduction of FA value of the whole cord circumference opposite to the C4-5 disc level (the most affected disc level) denoting myelopathy. e, f FA values of the spinal cord at 3, 6, 9, and 12 o’clock positions opposite to C4-5 disc, showing the reduction in FA value is more pronounced opposite to 12 o’clock position

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