PMID: 32515330Jun 10, 2020Paper

[Cerebrospinal fluid flow dynamics and the potential of phase-contrast MRI in syringomyelia].

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Thea Overgaard WichmannMikkel Mylius Rasmussen

Abstract

Cerebrospinal fluid flow dynamics are not fully understood. However, it is well known, that flow dynamics play a crucial role in development and treatment of a wide variety of diseases in the central nervous system, among them, syringomyelia. Hence, in-depth knowledge of the mechanisms underlying flow dynamics is of great interest to improve diagnostics, prognostics, and to assess treatment efficacy. In this review we argue, that phase-contrast MRI may have these attributes, as it introduces detailed non-invasive qualitative and quantitative information on cerebrospinal fluid flow dynamics.

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