Fig. 3
From: Magnetic resonance diffusion tensor imaging of acute spinal cord injury in spinal trauma
a–d A 23-year-old male patient who fell from height. Neurologically, he was ASIA grade B. a Sagittal T2-weighted MR image acquired at 1.5 T shows wedged fracture at D12 vertebra with edema in the cord seen at the level of the injury (white arrow). b Fiber tractography shows incomplete interruption of the cord nerve fibers at the level of cord injury with apparently spared fibers (yellow arrow). c Sagittal color coded ADC map shows an ADC value at the injury level (1.41) higher than values above (1.27) and below (1.10) the injury level. d Sagittal color coded FA map shows lower FA values at and below the injury level (0.393) and (0.378) respectively than above the injury level (0.460)