eng Oriental Scientific Publishing Company Biomedical and Pharmacology Journal 0974-6242 2015-12-28 8 2 891 903 10.13005/bpj/840 3161 article Daryoush Fatehi 1 Farhad Naleini 2 Mohammad Gharib Salehi 2 Daryoush Afshari 3 Sam Mirfendereski 4 Mohammad Farzizadeh 2 Department of Medical Physics, Faculty of Medicine, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord, Iran Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran. Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran. Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord, Iran. Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience, Faculty of Medicine, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord, Iran Imaging technology is an important part of the diagnosis and management of spinal trauma. However, many efforts have been made to develop new diagnostic biomarkers through advanced imaging techniques. Unfortunately, there is still no consensus for practical use of biomarkers in SCI patients The authors conducted an all-encompassing literature review and relevant images were included as examples. Spinal cord and soft-tissue injuries are best evaluated by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). However, advanced MRI techniques provide researchers with a non-invasive approach that allows evaluation of physiological and biochemical condition of the spinal cord and the brain at cellular and molecular level. The advent of new rehabilitation and treatment strategies could demand more precise and advanced techniques to approach the pathophysiology and anatomy of the spinal cord, offering more accurate and non-invasive support to research and clinical follow up. https://biomedpharmajournal.org/vol8no2/traumatic-spinal-cord-injury-theranostic-applications-of-advanced-mri-techniques/ Spinal trauma Imaging techniques Magnetic resonance imaging Spinal cord injury Imaging biomarker