Evaluation of peripheral nerve injury by diffusion tensor magnetic resonance imaging

Research Project

Project/Area Number	20890193
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (Start-up)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Research Field	Orthopaedic surgery
Research Institution	Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine
Principal Investigator	ODA Ryo Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 医学研究科, 助教 (80516469)
Project Period (FY)	2008 – 2009
Project Status	Completed (Fiscal Year 2009)
Budget Amount *help	¥3,302,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,540,000、Indirect Cost: ¥762,000) Fiscal Year 2009: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000) Fiscal Year 2008: ¥1,742,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,340,000、Indirect Cost: ¥402,000)
Keywords	末梢神経 / MRI / テンソル / 手根管 / 再生
Research Abstract	In order to innovate a new diagnostic tool for peripheral nerve regeneration, we applied diffusion tensor magnetic resonance imaging (DTI). DTI is recognized as useful to visualize the orientation of nerves in central nervous system. Our results demonstrated that the parameters of DTI showed significant changes dependent on the regeneration process after peripheral nerve injury. Furthermore, DTI parameters also correlated the morphological changes. Therefore, we concluded that DTI can be a useful tool to visualize peripheral nerve regeneration.

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