Publication Name	World Journal of Clinical Cases
Manuscript ID	18354
Country	Italy

Received	2015-04-18 11:40
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To Make the First Decision	2015-07-06 15:53
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Revised	2015-08-05 05:35
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Category	Neurosciences
Manuscript Type	Editorial
Article Title	Magnetic resonance diffusion tensor imaging and fiber-tracking diffusion tensor tractography in the management of spinal astrocytomas
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Alessandro Landi, Valeria Palmarini, Alessandro D’Elia, Nicola Marotta, Maurizio Salvati, Antonio Santoro and Roberto Delfini
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Corresponding Author	Alessandro Landi, MD, PhD, Department of Neurology and Psychiatry, Division of Neurosurgery, Univer­sity of Rome “Sapienza”, Viale del Policlinico 155, 00181 Rome, Italy. dott.alessandro.landi@gmail.com
Key Words	Fiber tracking diffusion tensor imaging; Surgery; Magnetic resonance diffusion tensor imaging; Intramedullary astrocytomas; Spinal cord tumors; Radiology
Core Tip	Intramedullary high grade astocytomas are rare tumors of spinal cord. Current surgical treatment involves loss of neurological function. The possibility to visualize directly the white matter tracts in the spine, with the applications of specific sequences of magnetic resonance imaging (diffusion-weighted imaging, diffu-sion tensor imaging and fractional anisotropy) allows neurosurgeons to better guide the surgical approach and resection, with the goal of neurological function preservation.
Publish Date	2016-01-14 15:36
Citation	Landi A, Palmarini V, D’Elia A, Marotta N, Salvati M, Santoro A, Delfini R. Magnetic resonance diffusion tensor imaging and fiber-tracking diffusion tensor tractography in the management of spinal astrocytomas. World J Clin Cases 2016; 4(1): 1-4
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/2307-8960/full/v4/i1/1.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.12998/wjcc.v4.i1.1

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