Cervical Spinal Cord Morphometrics in Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy: Quantification using Semi-automated Normalized Technique and Correlation with Neurological Dysfunctions

Degenerative cervical myelopathy (DCM) is characterized by spinal cord atrophy. Accurate estimation of spinal cord atrophy is key to the understanding of neurological diseases, including DCM. However, its clinical application is hampered by difficulties in its precise and consistent estimation due to significant variability in spinal cord morphometry along the cervical spine, both within and between individuals.