10.1371/journal.pone.0195733.g004 Allan R. Martin Allan R. Martin Benjamin De Leener Benjamin De Leener Julien Cohen-Adad Julien Cohen-Adad Sukhvinder Kalsi-Ryan Sukhvinder Kalsi-Ryan David W. Cadotte David W. Cadotte Jefferson R. Wilson Jefferson R. Wilson Lindsay Tetreault Lindsay Tetreault Aria Nouri Aria Nouri Adrian Crawley Adrian Crawley David J. Mikulis David J. Mikulis Howard Ginsberg Howard Ginsberg Eric M. Massicotte Eric M. Massicotte Michael G. Fehlings Michael G. Fehlings Decision-making algorithm for degenerative cervical myelopathy patients initially managed non-operatively. Public Library of Science 2018 10 qMRI measures magnetization transfer ratio 3 T qMRI data Methods 26 DCM patients mJOA non-operative DCM patients MRI Background Patients myelopathic progression Japanese Orthopedic Association SC tissue injury 2018-04-17 17:38:40 Figure https://plos.figshare.com/articles/figure/Decision-making_algorithm_for_degenerative_cervical_myelopathy_patients_initially_managed_non-operatively_/6150689 <p>The decision-making algorithm requires clinical and quantitative MRI data collection at 2 time-points, and takes into account the patient’s subjective impression of worsening and objective measures of progression, including mJOA, a battery of clinical assessments, anatomical MRI, or quantitative MRI.</p>