Spinal cord - MR of rodent models

Methods Mol Biol. 2011:771:355-83. doi: 10.1007/978-1-61779-219-9_19.

Abstract

Different MR techniques, such as relaxation times, diffusion, perfusion, and spectroscopy have been employed to study rodent spinal cord. In this chapter, a description of these methods is given, along with examples of normal metrics that can be derived from the MR acquisitions, as well as examples of applications to pathology.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods*
  • Mice
  • Rats
  • Rodentia / anatomy & histology
  • Spinal Cord / anatomy & histology*
  • Spinal Cord / pathology*