Conventional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the spinal cord is a crucial diagnostic tool for assessing spinal cord injury in cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM), as well as for post-surgical follow-ups and rehabilitation monitoring[1]. Conventional MRI sequences, such as T1-weighted imaging (T1WI) and T2-weighted imaging (T2WI) offer valuable information about the level of damage and intramedullary or extramedullary abnormalities (e.g., edema and hemorrhage), spinal cord compression, disk…