Fully-automated estimation of upper cervical cord cross-sectional area using pontomedullary junction referencing in multiple sclerosis
Automated measurement of spinal cord CSA at fixed distance from the PMJ is applicable in MS, performs better than vertebral-based CSA, and correlates with neurological disability.
Authors
- Alessandro Cianfoni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9333-4912)
- Emanuele Pravatà (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5225-2993)
- Rosaria Sacco (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6623-4649)
- Giulia Mallucci (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0031-9594)
- Claudio Gobbi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7554-0664)
- Nicola Pinna (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1273-803X)
- Giulio Disanto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8512-6096)
- Alton G. Sutter
- Daniela Distefano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7591-1314)
- Chiara Zecca (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9990-3431)
- Roberto Masciullo
Institutions
- University of Chieti-Pescara (IT)
- Laboratory for Biomedical Neurosciences (CH)
- Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale (CH)
- Università della Svizzera italiana (CH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Neuroimaging
- Published
- 2025-11-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fnimg.2025.1681669
- Primary Topic
- Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00