1.5TMRI	1.5 Tesla magnetic resonance imaging
3TMRI	3 Tesla magnetic resonance imaging
AD	Alzheimer’s disease
ADC	Apparent diffusion coefficient
ALS	Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
BOLD	Blood oxygen level dependent
Cho	Choline
CMS	Cervical myelopathy scale
CR	Compression Ratio
Cr	Creatine
CSM	Cervical spondylotic myelopathy
CT	Computed tomography
DBSI	Diffusion basis spectrum imaging
DCM	Degenerative cervical myelopathy
DNA	Deoxyribonucleic acid
DTI	Diffusion tensor imaging
DTT	Diffusion tensor tractography
DWI	Diffusion weighted imaging
EMG	Electromyography
EMS	European myelopathy scale
FA	Fractional anisotropy
FC	Functional connectivity
fFOV	Full field of view
fMRI	Functional MRI
Glx	Glutamate-glutamine
Ins	Myo-inositols
MCC	Maximum canal compromise
MEPs	Motor evoked potentials
mJOA	Modified Japanese Orthopaedic Association scale
MRI	Magnetic resonance imaging
MRS	Magnetic resonance spectroscopy
MS	Multiple sclerosis
MSCC	Maximum spinal cord compression
MT	Magnetization transfer
MTR	Magnetization transfer ratio
MWF	Myelin water fraction
NAA	N-acetylaspartate
NCS	Nerve conduction studies
NDI	Neck disability index
NPRS	Numeric pain rating scale
OPLL	Ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligaments
PD	Parkinson’s disease
qMRI	Quantitative magnetic resonance imaging
QSM	Quantitative susceptibility mapping
R2*MRI	R2* magnetic resonance imaging
rFOV	Reduced field of view
ROI	Region of interest
SMA	Supplementary motor area
SSEPs	Somatosensory evoked potentials
SWI	Susceptibility weighted imaging
T1WI	T1 weighted imaging
T2*WI	T2*-weighted imaging
T2WI	T2 weighted imaging
VOA	Volume of activation