In vivo assessment of nervous fiber distribution in the intervertebral disc.
Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc
; 2014: 2364-7, 2014.
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ABSTRACT
This present study aims to assess in vivo the nervous fibers distribution in the intervertebral disc using diffusion tensor imaging technique. Five healthy subjects participated into the data acquisition. Fiber extraction and tracking algorithms were used. The number of fibers in L4/5 disc ranges from 314 to 679 and the mean fiber length L4/5 in disc ranges from 8.22 ± 2.36 mm to 11.24 ± 5.17 mm. This study showed the feasibility of using diffusion tensor imaging technique to detect and assess the nervous fibers in the intervertebral discs. This could be of great clinical interest for the study of the correlations between these useful characteristics with pain levels on the low back pain patients.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Disco Intervertebral
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Fibras Nervosas
Limite:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc
Ano de publicação:
2014
Tipo de documento:
Article