FRACTIONAL ANISOTROPY AND MEAN DIFFUSIVITY VALUE IN 2ND GRADE OF DEGENERATIVE CERVICAL CANAL STENOSIS

Hans Cendikiawan; Sri Andreani Utomo

doi:10.20473/jvhs.V2.I3.2019.95-100

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Hans Cendikiawan
hans.radiologi@gmail.com
Department of Radiology, Dr. Soetomo General Hospital, Surabaya, Indonesia
Sri Andreani Utomo Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya-Indonesia, Indonesia

Vol. 2 No. 3 (2019): March 2019 | JOURNAL OF VOCATIONAL HEALTH STUDIES

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Background: By using T2 weighted image (T2WI) of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), a radiologist can classify degenerative cervical canal stenosis (DCCS) into three grade, but there is no correlation between stenosis classification with clinical symptoms. It means that radiologist need a new parameter to make an early detection for spinal cord injury (SCI). Purpose: Proving decrease of FA and increase of MD at the most proximal level of 2^ndgrade DCCS patient compared with C1-2. Method: Cervical MR examination with 15-direction DTI sequens was performed on twenty one patient with neurological signs and symptoms of 2^ndgrade DCCS. Apparent FA and MD maps were generated on axial plane. The FA and MD measurements in each individual were made at the most proximal level of 2^ndgrade DCCS and C1-2. Wilcoxon rank sump test was used to compare FA and paired t-test was used for MD. Result : There are significant differences for FA (p = 0,00) and MD (p = 0,00) at the most proximal level of 2^ndgrade DCCS compared with C1-2. Conclusion: This research shows that FA and MD value at DTI sequens can be used for SCI early detection at 2^ndgrade DCCS patient

Cendikiawan, H., & Utomo, S. A. (2019). FRACTIONAL ANISOTROPY AND MEAN DIFFUSIVITY VALUE IN 2ND GRADE OF DEGENERATIVE CERVICAL CANAL STENOSIS. Journal of Vocational Health Studies, 2(3), 95–100. https://doi.org/10.20473/jvhs.V2.I3.2019.95-100

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