Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2019, Vol. 23 ›› Issue (8): 1241-1247.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2095-4344.1086

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Advantages and values of magnetic resonance diffusion tensor imaging in clinical diagnosis and treatment   

Liu Jianhang1, Liu Hao1, Chen Daoyun2, Xu Zhiwei1, Xie Guixin1, Li Jinwei3   

  1. 1Department of Orthopedic Manipulation, Ruikang Hospital Affiliated to Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanning 530011, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China; 2Department of Orthopedics, Linwu County Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chenzhou 424300, Hunan Province, China; 3Yown Kang Tong Chinese Medical Centre, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 999077, China
  • Online:2019-03-18 Published:2019-03-18
  • Contact: Liu Hao, Master candidate, Department of Orthopedic Manipulation, Ruikang Hospital Affiliated to Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanning 530011, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China
  • About author:Liu Jianhang, MD, Chief physician, Professor, Department of Orthopedic Manipulation, Ruikang Hospital Affiliated to Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanning 530011, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China
  • Supported by:

    the National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 81760796 (to CYP); the Program of Guangxi Scientific Research and Technology Development, No. 1598012-34 (to LJH); the Development, Popularization and Application of Appropriate Medical Technology of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, No. S2017054 (LJH); the Youth Zhiku Research Association, No. GXQNZKA-1702 (to LJH)

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: Diffusion tensor imaging is a new method of magnetic resonance. Because it utilizes the principle of free diffusion of water molecules in tissues to reveal the characteristics of tissue lesions, it is often used to detect changes in the subtle structure of the nervous system and to evaluate the prognosis of neurological diseases.

OBJECTIVE: To review the characteristics and clinical application of magnetic resonance diffusion tensor imaging.
METHODS: The keywords were “diffusion tensor imaging, DTI, FA, ADC, fiber tracing, DTT, white matter, cerebral vascular, spinal cord, muscle, intervertebral disc” in Chinese and English, respectively. Articles relevant about the research and application of magnetic resonance diffusion tensor imaging were search in CNKI, ELSEVIER, EMBASE, Springer, IEEE, Wiley Online Library, Google Scholar and PubMed Databases. Totally 41 eligible articles were included.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: Diffusion tensor imaging is a functional magnetic resonance imaging technique, which should be developed. By calculating the characteristic parameters of free diffusion of water molecules in the tissue, it can reflect the diffusion ability, and then it is able to show the microstructure of the tissue accurately. Diffusion tensor imaging technology is widely used in a wide range of areas, for example, spinal cord diseases, Alzheimer’s disease, epilepsy, brain tumors and other central nervous system diseases, peripheral nerve injury, cerebral infarction and other cerebrovascular diseases, intervertebral disc degeneration, and muscular system diseases. However, there is still a lot of space for technical development, and diffusion tensor imaging technology in the future in the tracing of muscle fibers, tissue damage assessment and other aspects still has great prospects. It is expected to become an important technical indicator in noninvasive evaluation of the indirect characteristics of muscle injury in degenerative diseases, such as, cervical spondylosis and lumbar disc herniation, so as to provide a powerful help for early clinical diagnosis and treatment of muscle structural changes.

中国组织工程研究杂志出版内容重点:人工关节;骨植入物;脊柱骨折;内固定;数字化骨科;组织工程

Key words: Tissue Engineering, Diffusion Tensor Imaging, Spinal Cord, Peripheral Nerves

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