A non-surgical model of cervical spinal cord injury induced with focused ultrasound and microbubbles
Oakden W, Kwiecien JM, O’Reilly M, Lake EM, Akens MK, Aubert I, Whyne C, Finkelstein J, Hynynen K, Stanisz GJ. A non-surgical model of cervical spinal cord injury induced with focused ultrasound and microbubbles. Journal Of Neuroscience Methods 2014, 235: 92-100. PMID: 24970578, DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2014.06.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpinal cord injuryCervical spinal cord injuryMagnetic resonance imagingNon-surgical modelCord injurySpinal cordModel of SCIHuman spinal cord injuryT2-weighted magnetic resonance imagingFocused ultrasoundSpinal cord contusionCervical spinal cord damageSurgical incision siteSpinal cord damagePost-operative imagingCervical spinal cordDorsal spinal cordPost-operative careExtent of injuryDegree of injuryCord contusionAcute phaseCord damageVertebral systemSignal abnormalities