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September 17, 2025

Neuropathological injury severity score correlates with MRI tissue microstructure in human post-mortem traumatic cervical spinal cord injury

NLNikolai LesackUniversity of British Columbia SMSarah MorrisBoston University AYAndrew YungUniversity of British Columbia

Key Points

Correlations indicate that diffusion MRI metrics may reflect varying sensitivities to tissue damage in spinal cord injury.
Statistical analysis showed different diffusion MRI metrics correlate with neuropathological injury severity scores, providing insights into tissue integrity.
Comparative assessment of diffusion MRI metrics was conducted on human post-mortem spinal cord samples to evaluate their relationship.
The findings support the use of multi-metric diffusion MRI in clinical settings, enhancing decision-making for spinal cord injury management.

Abstract

Motivation: Knowing how well diffusion MRI metrics reflect tissue injury in spinal cord injury (SCI) will help evaluate the feasibility of using MRI as a proxy for histological-confirmed microstructural damage. Goal(s): To determine the relationship between histologically determined neuropathological injury severity scores and diffusion tensor imaging and ActiveAx metrics in post-mortem SCI tissue. Approach: We compared 7T diffusion MRI metrics to neuropathological scores using human post-mortem spinal cord samples. Results: Correlations between diffusion MRI metrics and neuropathological severity scores indicated that different diffusion metrics may have different sensitivities to degree of tissue damage in SCI. Impact: A multi-metric diffusion MRI approach can probe different aspects of microstructural damage in spinal cord injury. In-vivo assessment of spinal cord injury pathology using diffusion MRI could allow for improved clinical decision making.

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