Hofer, Sabine

[["dc.bibliographiccitation.journal","Frontiers in Neurology"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.volume","11"],["dc.contributor.author","Maier, Ilko L."],["dc.contributor.author","Hofer, Sabine"],["dc.contributor.author","Eggert, Eva"],["dc.contributor.author","Schregel, Katharina"],["dc.contributor.author","Psychogios, Marios-Nikos"],["dc.contributor.author","Frahm, Jens"],["dc.contributor.author","Bähr, Mathias"],["dc.contributor.author","Liman, Jan"],["dc.date.accessioned","2021-04-14T08:31:11Z"],["dc.date.available","2021-04-14T08:31:11Z"],["dc.date.issued","2020"],["dc.description.abstract","Age-related degeneration of the cervical spinal column is the most common cause of spinal cord lesions. T1 mapping has been shown to indicate the grade and site of spinal cord compression in low grade spinal canal stenosis (SCS). Aim of our study was to further investigate the diagnostic potential of a novel T1 mapping method at 0.75 mm resolution and 4 s acquisition time in 31 patients with various grades of degenerative cervical SCS. T1 mapping was performed in axial sections of the stenosis as well as above and below. Included subjects received standard T2-weighted MRI of the cervical spine (including SCS-grading 0-III), electrophysiological, and clinical examination. We found that patients with cervical SCS showed a significant difference in T1 relaxation times within the stenosis (727 ± 66 ms, mean ± standard deviation) in comparison to non-stenotic segments above (854 ± 104 ms, p \\u0026lt; 0.001) and below (893 ± 137 ms, p \\u0026lt; 0.001). There was no difference in mean T1 in non-stenotic segments in patients (p = 0.232) or between segments in controls (p = 0.272). Mean difference of the T1 relaxation times was significantly higher in grade III stenosis (234 ± 45) vs. in grade II stenosis (176 ± 45, p = 0.037) vs. in grade I stenosis (90 ± 87 ms, p = 0.010). A higher difference in T1 relaxation time was associated with a central efferent conduction deficit. In conclusion, T1 mapping may be useful as a tool for SCS quantification in all grades of SCS, including high-grade stenosis with myelopathy signal in conventional T2-weighted imaging."],["dc.identifier.doi","10.3389/fneur.2020.574604"],["dc.identifier.uri","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gro-2/83508"],["dc.language.iso","en"],["dc.notes.intern","DOI Import GROB-399"],["dc.publisher","Frontiers Media S.A."],["dc.relation.eissn","1664-2295"],["dc.rights","http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"],["dc.title","T1 Mapping Quantifies Spinal Cord Compression in Patients With Various Degrees of Cervical Spinal Canal Stenosis"],["dc.type","journal_article"],["dc.type.internalPublication","yes"],["dspace.entity.type","Publication"]]

[["dc.bibliographiccitation.issue","101639"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.journal","NeuroImage Clinical"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.volume","21"],["dc.contributor.author","Maier, Ilko L."],["dc.contributor.author","Hofer, Sabine"],["dc.contributor.author","Joseph, Arun A."],["dc.contributor.author","Merboldt, K.-Dietmar"],["dc.contributor.author","Eggert, Eva"],["dc.contributor.author","Behme, Daniel"],["dc.contributor.author","Schregel, Katharina"],["dc.contributor.author","Brelie, Christian von der"],["dc.contributor.author","Rohde, Veit"],["dc.contributor.author","Koch, Jan-Christoph"],["dc.contributor.author","Psychogios, Marios-Nikos"],["dc.contributor.author","Frahm, Jens"],["dc.contributor.author","Liman, Jan"],["dc.contributor.author","Bähr, Mathias"],["dc.date.accessioned","2019-07-09T11:50:09Z"],["dc.date.available","2019-07-09T11:50:09Z"],["dc.date.issued","2019"],["dc.description.abstract","BACKGROUND: Degenerative changes of the cervical spinal column are the most common cause of spinal cord lesions in the elderly. Conventional clinical, electrophysiological and radiological diagnostics of spinal cord compression are often inconsistent. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The feasibility and diagnostic potential of a novel T1 mapping method at 0.5 mm resolution and 4 s acquisition time was evaluated in 14 patients with degenerative cervical spinal canal stenosis (SCS) and 6 healthy controls. T1 mapping was performed in axial sections of the stenosis as well as above and below. All subjects received standard T2-weighted MRI of the cervical spine (including SCS-grading 0-III), electrophysiological and clinical examinations. RESULTS: Patients revealed significantly decreased T1 relaxation times of the compressed spinal cord within the SCS (912 ± 53 ms, mean ± standard deviation) in comparison to unaffected segments above (1027 ± 39 ms, p < .001) and below (1056 ± 93 ms, p < .001). There was no difference in mean T1 in unaffected segments in patients (p = .712) or between segments in controls (p = .443). Moreover, T1 values were significantly lower in grade II (881 ± 46 ms, p = .005) than in grade I SCS (954 ± 29 ms). Patients with central conduction deficit tended to have lower T1 values within the SCS than patients without (909 ± 50 ms vs 968 ± 7 ms, p = .069). CONCLUSION: Rapid high-resolution T1 mapping is a robust MRI method for quantifying spinal cord compression in patients with cervical SCS. It promises additional diagnostic insights and warrants more extended patient studies."],["dc.identifier.doi","10.1016/j.nicl.2018.101639"],["dc.identifier.pmid","30553763"],["dc.identifier.purl","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gs-1/15872"],["dc.identifier.uri","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gro-2/59713"],["dc.language.iso","en"],["dc.notes.intern","Merged from goescholar"],["dc.relation.issn","2213-1582"],["dc.rights","CC BY-ND 4.0"],["dc.rights.uri","https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0"],["dc.subject.ddc","610"],["dc.title","Quantification of spinal cord compression using T1 mapping in patients with cervical spinal canal stenosis - Preliminary experience"],["dc.type","journal_article"],["dc.type.internalPublication","yes"],["dc.type.version","published_version"],["dspace.entity.type","Publication"]]