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Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) of the control and mechanically injured spinal cord of a ratin vitro andin vivo are reported.In vitro experiments were done on a home-built 6.4 T magnetic resonance microscope. Results for formaline-fixed samples show significant differences in diffusion tensor components between gray matter and white matter of the control spinal cord. Moreover, it is shown that already 6–10 min after the injury DTI can detect changes in water diffusion in areas extending far beyond the region of primary tissue damage.In vivo experiments were performed using a 9.4 T Magnex magnet and Bruker Medspec imaging system. Good-quality DTI images, free from motion artifacts were obtained. Results from control samples confirm differences in water diffusion between white matter and gray matter, observedin vitro. In vivo experiments show that characteristic changes in water diffusion observedin vitro 6–10 min after injury are preserved 60–360 min after injury, without significant alteration during this time.
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Węglarz, W.P., Jasiński, A., Krzyżak, A.T. et al. MR microscopy of water diffusion tensor in biological systems. Appl. Magn. Reson. 15, 333–341 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03162019
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