Chianca Vito, Albano Domenico, Messina Carmelo, Cinnante Claudia Maria, Triulzi Fabio Maria, Sardanelli Francesco, Sconfienza Luca Maria
1Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, Università Federico II, Via Pansini 5, 80131 11 Napoli, Italy.
2Department of Radiology, DIBIMED, Università di Palermo, Via del Vespro 127, 90127 Palermo, Italy.
Eur Radiol Exp. 2017;1(1):12. doi: 10.1186/s41747-017-0018-1. Epub 2017 Sep 30.
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a well-established imaging modality which is used in all districts of the musculoskeletal and peripheral nerve systems. More recently, initial studies have applied multiparametric MRI to evaluate quantitatively different aspects of musculoskeletal and peripheral nerve diseases, thus providing not only images but also numbers and clinical data. Besides H and P magnetic resonance spectroscopy, diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) and blood oxygenation level-dependent imaging, diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) is a relatively new MRI-based technique relying on principles of DWI, which has traditionally been used mainly for evaluating the central nervous system to track fibre course. In the musculoskeletal and peripheral nerve systems, DTI has been mostly used in experimental settings, with still few indications in clinical practice. In this review, we describe the potential use of DTI to evaluate different musculoskeletal and peripheral nerve conditions, emphasising the translational aspects of this technique from the experimental to the clinical setting.
磁共振成像（MRI）是一种成熟的成像方式，在肌肉骨骼系统和周围神经系统的各个领域都有应用。最近，初步研究已应用多参数MRI来定量评估肌肉骨骼和周围神经疾病的不同方面，从而不仅提供图像，还提供数据和临床资料。除了氢质子磁共振波谱、扩散加权成像（DWI）和血氧水平依赖性功能磁共振成像外，扩散张量成像（DTI）是一种相对较新的基于MRI的技术，它依赖于DWI的原理，传统上主要用于评估中枢神经系统以追踪纤维走行。在肌肉骨骼系统和周围神经系统中，DTI大多用于实验研究，在临床实践中的应用指征仍然很少。在本综述中，我们描述了DTI在评估不同肌肉骨骼和周围神经疾病方面的潜在用途，重点强调了该技术从实验到临床应用的转化方面。
