Publications by authors named "Ilya L Gubsky"
Med Sci Monit
January 2018
Article Synopsis
- Post-traumatic syringomyelia (PTS) commonly follows spinal cord injury (SCI), and this study assesses the effectiveness of diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) in evaluating SCI and predicting PTS in rat models.
- The research involved 40 rats divided into control, PTS, and SCI groups, with various tests conducted over several weeks to assess their conditions and neuronal changes.
- Findings revealed significant changes in diffusion metrics, with DTI and tractography proving to be sensitive tools for predicting PTS, particularly highlighting fractional anisotropy (FA) as a key indicator for PTS prognosis.
Med Sci Monit
October 2015
Article Synopsis
- Traumatic spinal cord injuries can lead to syringomyelic cysts that hinder nerve regeneration, but the formation mechanisms and effective treatments are still unclear.
- A study on female Wistar rats involved creating a spinal cord injury model and employing MRI-guided silver needles to accurately locate and inject nanoparticles into the cysts.
- Results showed a significant decrease in cyst volume after nanoparticle delivery, indicating a promising new technique for studying and potentially treating syringomyelic cysts.
