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The present study for the first time applied synthetic MRI in diagnosis of patients with cervical spondylotic myelopathy. Multiple relaxation maps (T1, T2 and PD maps) and contrast-weighted images were obtained in a single scan of synthetic MRI. Our study demonstrated that T1 and T2 relaxation times of spinal cord at maximal compression level (MCL) changed with a grade dependent difference and T1MCL value could sensitively reflect the microstructural alteration of compressive spinal cord and even MCL at grade I, Moreover, T1MCL and T2MCL value was related to clinical scores and diameter values of the spinal cord at MCL.
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