Chencai Wang

CEST chemical saturation transfer CV coefficient of variation GA golden angle GAS gastrocnemius IC isometric contraction ICC intraclass correlation coefficient INTERLACED interleaved radial amine CEST and sodium LoA limits of agreement MTRasym magnetization transfer asymmetry nOe nuclear Overhauser enhancement ROI region of interest SGRE spoiled gradient-recalled echo SNR signal-to-noise ratio SOL soleus TA tibialis anterior 1 Introduction MRI is a powerful clinical diagnosis tool as it...

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Summary Background Advanced imaging modalities have helped elucidate the cerebral alterations associated with neurological impairment caused by degenerative cervical myelopathy (DCM), but it remains unknown how brain functional network changes at different stages of myelopathy severity in DCM patients, and if patterns in network connectivity can be used to predict transition to more myelopathic stages of DCM.