Does magnetization transfer imaging demonstrate a distributed pattern of microstructural changes of the cerebral cortex in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis?
MTI analysis can detect the distributed pattern of microstructural changes of the GM in the cerebral cortex of patients with ALS with involvement of both the motor and extramotor areas.
In this study TME with IONM was associated with significant lower rates of urinary and anorectal dysfunction. Prospective randomized trials are mandatory to evaluate the definite role of IONM in rectal cancer surgery.