Issues about the fMRI of the human spinal cord
F Giove, G Garreffa, G Giulietti, S Mangia… - Magnetic resonance …, 2004 - Elsevier
Noninvasive functional studies on human spinal cord by means of magnetic resonance
imaging (MRI) are gaining attention because of the promising applications in the study of
healthy and injured central nervous system. The findings obtained are generally consistent
with the anatomic knowledge based on invasive methods, but the origin and specificity of
functional contrast is still debated. In this paper, a review of current knowledge and major
issues about functional MRI (fMRI) in the human spinal cord is presented, with emphasis on …
imaging (MRI) are gaining attention because of the promising applications in the study of
healthy and injured central nervous system. The findings obtained are generally consistent
with the anatomic knowledge based on invasive methods, but the origin and specificity of
functional contrast is still debated. In this paper, a review of current knowledge and major
issues about functional MRI (fMRI) in the human spinal cord is presented, with emphasis on …