Postoperative spinal cord ischaemia: magnetic resonance imaging and clinical features
Yasuda N, Kuroda Y, Ito T, Sasaki M, Oka S, Ukai R, Nakanishi K, Mikami T, Shibata T, Harada R, Naraoka S, Kamada T, Kawaharada N. Postoperative spinal cord ischaemia: magnetic resonance imaging and clinical features. European Journal Of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery 2021, 60: 164-174. PMID: 33517384, DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezaa476.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIschemic spinal cord injurySpinal cord injuryMagnetic resonance imagingSpinal cord levelArtery territoryAortic surgeryAortic eventsCord levelCardiovascular surgeryAnterior spinal artery territoryPosterior spinal artery territoryResonance imagingThoracic spinal cord levelLumbar spinal cord levelsSpinal cord infarctionT2-weighted MRI scansSite of infarctionT2-weighted magnetic resonance imagesHigh-intensity areaCord infarctionInfarction patternArterial territoriesSerious complicationsClinical featuresCord injury