Hao-Yang Xing

Quantitative Evaluation of Cervical Spine Morphometry: Zero Echo Time MRI Versus Multislice CT.

BACKGROUND For preoperative cervical assessment, both CT and MRI are often required for bony and soft-tissue evaluation, yet CT entails radiation and MRI poorly depicts cortical bone. ZTE offers CT-like contrast in one examination, but whether it correlates with CT for quantitative morphometry remains still uncertain....