In both humans and rodents, upper motor neurons (UMNs) are located in the cerebral cortex, whereas lower motor neurons (LMNs) are arranged in the brainstem and spinal cord. Concurrent and/or ...

Study findings supported the use of diffusion tensor imaging as an imaging biomarker for the prediction of neurologic impairment in patients with mild-to-moderate cervical spondylotic myelopathy. In a ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . SAN DIEGO — In results of a pilot study of high-resolution diffusion tensor imaging, investigators from Salt ...

For years, concussions were described as temporary disruptions in brain function that could not be seen on any medical test.

—Recently developed imaging techniques thought impossible only a few years ago may be beneficial in detecting MS lesions of the spinal cord. Reviewed by Aaron Miller, MD, Professor of Neurology, Icahn ...

Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) is a newly developed magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technique that analyzes the anatomy of nerve cells and a complex neuronal network of the brain. DTI technique was ...

Lubdha M. Shah, MD is the director of spine imaging. Dr. Shah’s clinical and research interests include functional MRI, diffusion tensor imaging, MR perfusion imaging and MR spectroscopy in brain and ...

A new PET tracer can provide insights into how spinal cord injuries affect not only the spinal cord, but also the brain, according to new research published in The Journal of Nuclear Medicine. By ...

Objectives To establish the short-term changes in white matter integrity following sport related concussion in adolescents and to examine the association between changes in white matter integrity and ...

Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI), based on the diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) data acquired from magnetic resonance experiments, has been widely used to analyze the physical structure of white-matter ...

Background: Current models of obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) propose abnormalities of cortico-striatal circuits that involve the orbitofrontal cortex, anterior cingulate cortex, thalamus and the ...