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Fig. 2

From: The role of diffusion tensor imaging as an objective tool for the assessment of motor function recovery after paraplegia in a naturally-occurring large animal model of spinal cord injury

Fig. 2

Selection of regions of interest. Sagittal and transverse T2W images and transverse colour-coded FA maps of the spinal cord of a 17.7 kg mix-breed male dog, 6.6 years-old, with acute onset of paraplegia due to an intervertebral disc herniation (IVDH) at the level of L1–2 before (a) and 12 weeks after decompressive surgery (b). The red arrow points at the epicentre of lesion in sagittal T2W images. The star in A shows the degenerated disc material compressing the SC. The white arrow in B shows the hemilaminectomy defect performed to achieve SC decompression. Colour coding of FA maps: blue depicts craniocaudal diffusion axis, green and red indicate ventrodorsal and laterolateral diffusion axis, respectively

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