Abstract #3015
Diffusion tensor imaging of the lumbar and sacral plexus in post mortem subjects
Wieke Haakma 1,2 , Michael Pedersen 3 , Martijn Froeling 2 , Lars Uhrenholt 4 , Jeroen Hendrikse 2 , Alexander Leemans 5 , and Lene Warner Thorup Boel 4
1
Department of Forensic Medicine &
Comparative Medicine Lab, Aarhus University, Aarhus,
Central Denmark, Denmark,
2
Department
of Radiology, University Medical Center Utrecht,
Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands,
3
Department
of Comparative Medicine Lab - Clinical Institute, Aarhus
University, Central Denmark, Denmark,
4
Department
of Forensic Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Central
Denmark, Denmark,
5
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Sciences Institute, University Medical Center Utrecht,
Utrecht, Netherlands
Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) allows evaluation of
microstructural properties of tissue and is therefore an
emerging imaging technique to investigate post-mortem
tissue. In this work we examine the architecture and the
difference in diffusion values of the lumbosacral plexus
in post-mortem subjects using DTI. Reconstructions of
the lumbosacral plexus show the architecture of the
spine and plexus, lower mean diffusion values compared
to in vivo results and nerve injuries in one trauma
case. We expect that this technique can provide a
valuable contribution to the understanding of
pathogenesis and disease progression in peripheral
neurological disorders in the future.
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