Cervical Spine MRI Scans at 0.55T for Healthy and ACDF Subjects

De-identified cervical spine MRI data from a study comparing 3D SPACE and conventional 2D TSE imaging at 0.55T. The dataset contains scans from two cohorts: 5 healthy volunteers and 5 subjects who underwent anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF). It was created by Bochao Li and uploaded to Figshare in April 2026 to support reproducibility of the associated research.

Use Cases

• Compare image quality between the `space` (3D SPACE) and `tse_sag` (2D TSE sagittal) series for qualitative assessment of spinal anatomy.
• Analyze the `tse_ax` (2D TSE axial) series to evaluate nerve root or foraminal stenosis in the ACDF subject cohort.
• Train or test image registration algorithms using the multi-series data (`space`, `tse_sag`, `tse_ax`) from the same subject.
• Investigate the appearance of post-surgical changes in the `ACDF` cohort across all three provided MRI series.
• Benchmark image reconstruction or denoising methods for low-field (0.55T) MRI using the provided DICOM files.

Strengths

• Contains matched multi-sequence MRI data (`space`, `tse_sag`, `tse_ax`) for direct comparison within each of the 10 total subjects.
• Data is fully de-identified, with patient, institution, and temporal identifiers removed from the DICOM files.
• Provides a focused cohort for a specific clinical comparison, with 5 healthy controls and 5 ACDF patients.

Limitations

• Small sample size of 10 total subjects, limiting statistical power for broad conclusions.
• Lacks detailed clinical metadata (e.g., specific surgical levels, patient demographics, symptom scores) beyond the cohort labels.
• Temporal coverage and geographic origin of the data are not specified, which may affect generalizability.

Provenance

Source

Figshare, uploaded by author Bochao Li.

Collection Method

Acquired as part of a research study comparing MRI sequences at 0.55T, with data de-identified prior to release.

Freshness

Data was last updated on the platform in April 2026.