Diffusion tensor magnetic resonance imaging of the postoperative spine with metallic implants

There has been a growing need to understand the mechanism of development of acute spinal cord injury (SCI) and to optimize treatment. The paramagnetic nature of metallic implants has hampered the application of diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) in postsurgical SCI monitoring. We describe here a successful implementation of spinal DTI in postsurgical SCI patients. Data were acquired using a single‐shot turbo‐spin‐echo sequence, where an extra...