| DCM | Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy |
| MRI | Magnetic Resonance Imaging |
| SCT | Spinal Cord Toolbox |
| FMRIB | Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Brain |
| CSORN | Canadian Spine Outcomes and Research |
| DICOM | Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine |
| CNN | Convolutional Neural Network |
| SVM | Support Vector Machine |
| ROC AUC | Receiver Operating Characteristic Area Under Curve |