Medical Imaging Research

KEY FINDING: LIFU stimulation alleviated mechanical allodynia in PNI model rats, as indicated by increased PWT50 values after 3 weeks of LIFU treatment compared to the LIFU− group.

KEY FINDING: Axial damage ratios from MRIs taken early after injury were significant predictors of walking ability one year post-SCI; smaller ratios correlated with a higher likelihood of walking.

KEY FINDING: Only four participants produced data with accepted rate constants of 0.002–0.013 s−1 and r2 of 0.71–0.87.

KEY FINDING: Significant decreases were observed in disc parameters (disc angle, skin angle, CSA, disc height) and trunk parameters (trunk width, trunk depth, CSA of lumbar muscles) during the first 3 months after SCI.

KEY FINDING: TSPO is mainly expressed in activated microglia in the injured spinal cord.

KEY FINDING: Retrograde neurodegeneration in the CST develops over time, forming a gradient towards lower cervical levels, particularly in tetraplegics.

KEY FINDING: The study successfully delineated the CST and HMFTs using a novel dMRI tractography method.

KEY FINDING: Ultrasound can enable real-time In Vivo spinal cord monitoring with high spatiotemporal resolution, overcoming limitations of existing modalities.

KEY FINDING: After defecation, the UMNB group had significantly smaller rectal diameters and areas compared to the LMNB group.

KEY FINDING: Individuals with incomplete SCI showed increased brain sensorimotor activation during voluntary movement compared to healthy controls.