A total of 50 healthy volunteers aged between 18 and 54 years underwent phase-contrast cine MR to assess cerebrospinal fluid flow characteristics in different regions of the vertebral canal. The results revealed that ...A total of 50 healthy volunteers aged between 18 and 54 years underwent phase-contrast cine MR to assess cerebrospinal fluid flow characteristics in different regions of the vertebral canal. The results revealed that the cerebrospinal fluid peak flow velocity and peak flow rate in the systolic phase were significantly greater than those in the diastolic phase at the same level in the subarachnoid space of the cervical spinal canal. The ventral peak flow velocity and peak flow rate were significantly greater than the post-lateral peak flow velocity and flow rate, while there were no differences between left and right post-lateral subarachnoid peak velocity and flow rate. Moreover, there were no significant differences in peak flow velocity and peak flow rate between the systolic and diastolic phases, ventral, right post-lateral or left post-lateral peak flow velocity and peak flow rate at the same level in the subarachnoid space of the cervical spinal canal among different age groups （18 24, 25 34, 35-44, ≥45 years）.展开更多
基金supported by the Science and Technology Support Program of Hebei Province(Cervical spinal canal cerebrospinal fluid movement using 3.0TMR fast phase-contrast cine imaging),No.112061179D
文摘A total of 50 healthy volunteers aged between 18 and 54 years underwent phase-contrast cine MR to assess cerebrospinal fluid flow characteristics in different regions of the vertebral canal. The results revealed that the cerebrospinal fluid peak flow velocity and peak flow rate in the systolic phase were significantly greater than those in the diastolic phase at the same level in the subarachnoid space of the cervical spinal canal. The ventral peak flow velocity and peak flow rate were significantly greater than the post-lateral peak flow velocity and flow rate, while there were no differences between left and right post-lateral subarachnoid peak velocity and flow rate. Moreover, there were no significant differences in peak flow velocity and peak flow rate between the systolic and diastolic phases, ventral, right post-lateral or left post-lateral peak flow velocity and peak flow rate at the same level in the subarachnoid space of the cervical spinal canal among different age groups （18 24, 25 34, 35-44, ≥45 years）.
