The Application of Human Spinal Cord Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy to Clinical Studies: A Review

Patrik Oliver Wyss; Andreas Hock; Spyros Kollias

doi:10.1053/j.sult.2016.07.005

The Application of Human Spinal Cord Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy to Clinical Studies: A Review

Semin Ultrasound CT MR. 2017 Apr;38(2):153-162. doi: 10.1053/j.sult.2016.07.005. Epub 2016 Jul 12.

Authors

Patrik Oliver Wyss¹, Andreas Hock², Spyros Kollias³

Affiliations

¹ Institute of Neuroradiology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; Institute for Biomedical Engineering, University Zurich and ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; Swiss Paraplegic Centre, Nottwil, Switzerland. Electronic address: pawyss@biomed.ee.ethz.ch.
² Institute for Biomedical Engineering, University Zurich and ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; Department of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, Hospital of Psychiatry, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
³ Institute of Neuroradiology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.

PMID: 28347418
DOI: 10.1053/j.sult.2016.07.005

Abstract

This article reviews the current state of magnetic resonance spectroscopy applied in the human spinal cord with respect to its clinical applications and challenges in comparison to investigations in the human brain. Results from several disease processes affecting the spinal cord are presented, and potential advantages of applying clinical MRS in their investigation are emphasized.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Clinical Studies as Topic*
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy / methods*
Spinal Cord / diagnostic imaging*
Spinal Cord Diseases / diagnostic imaging*