Abstract

Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) affects approximately 3% of the global population. Recent studies have drawn attention to abnormalities in the dynamics of the CSF as potential contributors. This research aims to employ the Time-Spatial Labeling Inversion Pulse (Time-SLIP) MRI to assess and analyze cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) dynamics in AIS patients. 101 AIS patients underwent Time-SLIP MRI. Images were taken at the mid-cervical and craniocervical junction regions. The sum of the maximum movement distances of CSF on the ventral and dorsal sides of the spinal canal within a single timeframe was defined and measured as Travel Distance (TD). Correlations between TD, age, Cobb angle, and Risser grade were analyzed. TD comparisons were made across Lenke classifications. TD for all patients was a weak correlation with the Cobb angle (r = − 0.16). Comparing TD between Lenke type 1 and 5, type 5 patients display significantly shorter TD (p < 0.05). In Risser5 patients with Lenke type 5 showed a significant negative correlation between Cobb angle and TD (r = − 0.44). Lenke type 5 patients had significantly shorter CSF TD compared to type1, correlating with worsening Cobb angles. Further analysis and exploration are required to understand the mechanism of onset and progression.

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Title
The significance of cerebrospinal fluid dynamics in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis using time-SLIP MRI
Author
Tomita, Yusuke 1 ; Yagi, Mitsuru 2 ; Seki, Fumiko 3 ; Komaki, Yuji 3 ; Suzuki, Satoshi 1 ; Watanabe, Kota 1 ; Matsumoto, Morio 1 ; Nakamura, Masaya 1 

 Keio University School of Medicine, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tokyo, Japan (GRID:grid.26091.3c) (ISNI:0000 0004 1936 9959) 
 Keio University School of Medicine, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tokyo, Japan (GRID:grid.26091.3c) (ISNI:0000 0004 1936 9959); International University of Health and Welfare, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, School of Medicine, Chiba, Japan (GRID:grid.411731.1) (ISNI:0000 0004 0531 3030) 
 Keio University School of Medicine, Department of Physiology, Tokyo, Japan (GRID:grid.26091.3c) (ISNI:0000 0004 1936 9959); Central Institute for Experimental Animals, Live Animal Imaging Center, Kanagawa, Japan (GRID:grid.452212.2) (ISNI:0000 0004 0376 978X) 
Pages
12214
Publication year
2024
Publication date
2024
Publisher
Nature Publishing Group
e-ISSN
20452322
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
3060941252
Copyright
© The Author(s) 2024. This work is published under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.