Functional magnetic resonance imaging at spinal cord

由于潜在的各种技术和方法学问题，尚未建立脊髓功能磁共振成像技术的使用。本研究尝试将常规的fMRI技术（回波-回波计划成像）引入到颈髓成像中，通过对参数的修改和图像采集过程中的一些设计。虽然这是不够的，利用它的标准成像研究，最新的结果成功地检测到某些颈脊髓激活后，功能性疼痛的任务的手。

Utilization of fMRI technologies to the spinal cord have not been established due to underlying various technical and methodological problems. In present study, we tried to introduce the conventional fMRI technique (Gradient-echo echo planner imaging) into cervical spinal cord imaging by modifications of parameter and a bit of contrivance during image capture processing. Although it is not sufficient to utilize it for standard imaging studies, latest result successfully detect the certain cervical cord activations after functional painful task of hand.