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  • Title: SSFSE sequence functional MRI of the human cervical spinal cord with complex finger tapping.
    Author: Xie CH, Kong KM, Guan JT, Chen YX, He JK, Qi WL, Wang XJ, Shen ZW, Wu RH.
    Journal: Eur J Radiol; 2009 Apr; 70(1):1-6. PubMed ID: 18353589.
    Abstract:
    PURPOSE: Functional MR imaging of the human cervical spinal cord was carried out on volunteers during alternated rest and a complex finger tapping task, in order to detect image intensity changes arising from neuronal activity. METHODS: Functional MR imaging data using single-shot fast spin-echo sequence (SSFSE) with echo time 42.4 ms on a 1.5 T GE Clinical System were acquired in eight subjects performing a complex finger tapping task. Cervical spinal cord activation was measured both in the sagittal and transverse imaging planes. Postprocessing was performed by AFNI (Analysis of Functional Neuroimages) software system. RESULTS: Intensity changes (5.5-7.6%) were correlated with the time course of stimulation and were consistently detected in both sagittal and transverse imaging planes of the cervical spinal cord. The activated regions localized to the ipsilateral side of the spinal cord in agreement with the neural anatomy. CONCLUSION: Functional MR imaging signals can be reliably detected with finger tapping activity in the human cervical spinal cord using a SSFSE sequence with 42.4 ms echo time. The anatomic location of neural activity correlates with the muscles used in the finger tapping task.
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