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Li S, Zhu Y, Lai H, Da X, Liao T, Liu X, Deng F, Chen L. Increased prevalence of vertebrobasilar dolichoectasia in Parkinson's disease and its effect on white matter microstructure and network. Neuroreport 2024; 35:627-637. [PMID: 38813904 DOI: 10.1097/wnr.0000000000002046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2024]
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This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of vertebrobasilar dolichoectasia (VBD) in Parkinson's disease (PD) patients and analyze its role in gray matter changes, white matter (WM) microstructure and network alterations in PD. This is a cross-sectional study including 341 PD patients. Prevalence of VBD in these PD patients was compared with general population. Diffusion tensor imaging and T1-weighted imaging analysis were performed among 174 PD patients with or without VBD. Voxel-based morphometry analysis was used to estimate gray matter volume changes. Tract-based spatial statistics and region of interest-based analysis were used to evaluate WM microstructure changes. WM network analysis was also performed. Significantly higher prevalence of VBD in PD patients was identified compared with general population. Lower fractional anisotropy and higher diffusivity, without significant gray matter involvement, were found in PD patients with VBD in widespread areas. Decreased global and local efficiency, increased hierarchy, decreased degree centrality at left Rolandic operculum, increased betweenness centrality at left postcentral gyrus and decreased average connectivity strength between and within several modules were identified in PD patients with VBD. VBD is more prevalent in PD patients than general population. Widespread impairments in WM microstructure and WM network involving various motor and nonmotor PD symptom-related areas are more prominent in PD patients with VBD compared with PD patients without VBD.
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- Sichen Li
- Department of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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Yoon NY, Ha DH, Lee SM, Choi HJ. Diffusion-Weighted MR Neurography with Unidirectional Motion-Probing Gradient to Evaluate Lumbar Nerve Roots at 1.5T MR. JOURNAL OF THE KOREAN SOCIETY OF RADIOLOGY 2024; 85:607-617. [PMID: 38873379 PMCID: PMC11166579 DOI: 10.3348/jksr.2023.0052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2023] [Revised: 09/27/2023] [Accepted: 10/25/2023] [Indexed: 06/15/2024]
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Purpose Recent studies have demonstrated the usefulness of diffusion-weighted MR neurography (DW MRN) for assessing nerve roots. This study aimed to evaluate the utility of DW MRN with a unidirectional motion-probing gradient (MPG) for the lumbar nerve roots at 1.5T MR. Materials and Methods Sixty-four lumbar spine MRI scans with DW MRN using anteroposterior unidirectional MPG were retrospectively analyzed. Any changes in the 512 lumbar spinal nerve roots from L3 to S1 were evaluated using T2-weighted imaging (T2WI), contrast-enhanced T1-weighted imaging (CE T1WI), and DW MRN, with agreement and correlation analysis. Results T2WI revealed compression of 78 nerve roots, and CE T1WI revealed 52 instances of nerve root enhancement. Sixty-seven nerve roots showed swelling and hyperintensity on DW MRN. A total of 42 nerve roots showed changes in the CE T1WI and DW MRN sequences. Moderate to substantial agreement and moderate positive correlation were observed between DW MRN and CE T1WI, as well as DW MRN and T2WI (κ = 0.59-0.65, ρ = 0.600-0.653). Conclusion DW MRN with unidirectional anteroposterior MPG can help evaluate neuritis-related changes in spinal nerve roots and could serve as a sequence capable of complementing or substituting gadolinium CE imaging.
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Chianca V, Albano D, Rizzo S, Maas M, Sconfienza LM, Del Grande F. Inter-vendor and inter-observer reliability of diffusion tensor imaging in the musculoskeletal system: a multiscanner MR study. Insights Imaging 2023; 14:32. [PMID: 36757529 PMCID: PMC9911574 DOI: 10.1186/s13244-023-01374-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2022] [Accepted: 01/09/2023] [Indexed: 02/10/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND To evaluate the inter-observer and inter-vendor reliability of diffusion tensor imaging parameters in the musculoskeletal system. METHODS This prospective study included six healthy volunteers three men (mean age: 42; range: 31-52 years) and three women (mean age: 36; range: 30-44 years). Each subject was scanned using different 3 Tesla magnetic resonance scanners from three different vendors at three different sites bilaterally. First, the intra-class correlation coefficient was used to determine between-observers agreement for overall measurements and clinical sites. Next, between-group comparisons were made through the nonparametric Friedman's test. Finally, the Bland-Altman method was used to determine agreement among the three scanner measurements, comparing them two by two. RESULTS A total of 792 measurement were calculated. ICC reported high levels of agreement between the two observers. ICC related to MD, FA, and RD measurements ranged from 0.88 (95% CI 0.85-0.90) to 0.95 (95% CI 0.94-0.96), from 0.85 (95% CI 0.81-0.88) to 0.95 (95% CI 0.93-0.96), and from 0.89 (0.85-0.90) to 0.92 (0.90-0.94). No statistically significant inter-vendor differences were observed. The Bland-Altmann method confirmed a high correlation between parameter values. CONCLUSION An excellent inter-observer and inter-vendor reliability was found in our study.
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- Vito Chianca
- Clinica di Radiologia EOC IIMSI, Lugano, Switzerland. .,Ospedale Evangelico Betania, Via Argine 604, 80147, Naples, Italy.
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- grid.417776.4IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi, Milan, Italy
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- grid.7177.60000000084992262Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Amsterdam University Medical Centres, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands ,Amsterdam Movement Sciences Research Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- grid.417776.4IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi, Milan, Italy ,grid.4708.b0000 0004 1757 2822Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health, University of Milano, Milan, Italy
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Du J, Zhou X, Liang Y, Zhao L, Dai C, Zhong Y, Liu H, Liu G, Mo L, Tan C, Liu X, Chen L. Levodopa responsiveness and white matter alterations in Parkinson's disease: A DTI-based study and brain network analysis: A cross-sectional study. Brain Behav 2022; 12:e2825. [PMID: 36423257 PMCID: PMC9759147 DOI: 10.1002/brb3.2825] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2022] [Revised: 09/24/2022] [Accepted: 11/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) present various responsiveness to levodopa, but the cause of such differences in levodopa responsiveness is unclear. Previous studies related the damage of brain white matter (WM) to levodopa responsiveness in PD patients, but no study investigated the relationship between the structural brain network change in PD patients and their levodopa responsiveness. METHODS PD patients were recruited and evaluated using the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS). Each patient received a diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) scan and an acute levodopa challenge test. The improvement rate of UPDRS-III was calculated. PD patients were grouped into irresponsive group (improvement rate < 30%) and responsive group (improvement rate ≥ 30%). Tract-based spatial statistics (TBSS), deterministic tracing (DT), region of interest (ROI) analysis, and automatic fiber identification (AFQ) analyses were performed. The structural brain network was also constructed and the topological parameters were calculated. RESULTS Fifty-four PD patients were included. TBSS identified significant differences in fractional anisotropy (FA) values in the corpus callosum and other regions of the brain. DT and ROI analysis of the corpus callosum found a significant difference in FA between the two groups. Graph theory analysis showed statistical differences in global efficiency, local efficiency, and characteristic path length. CONCLUSION PD patients with poor responsiveness to levodopa had WM damage in multiple brain areas, especially the corpus callosum, which might cause disruption of information integration of the structural brain network.
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- Juncong Du
- Department of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, People's Republic of China
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Xia X, Dai L, Zhou H, Chen P, Liu S, Yang W, Zuo Z, Xu X. Assessment of peripheral neuropathy in type 2 diabetes by diffusion tensor imaging: A case-control study. Eur J Radiol 2021; 145:110007. [PMID: 34758418 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2021.110007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2021] [Revised: 09/16/2021] [Accepted: 10/21/2021] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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OBJECTIVES This study aimed to evaluate diabetes peripheral neuropathy (DPN) by diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) and explore the correlation between DTI parameters and electrophysiological parameters. METHODS We examined tibial nerve (TN) and common peroneal nerve (CPN) of 32 DPN patients and 23 healthy controls using T1-weighted magnetic resonance imaging and DTI. Fractional anisotropy (FA), mean diffusivity (MD), axial diffusivity (AD) and radial diffusivity (RD) of TN and CPN were measured and compared between groups. Spearman correlation coefficient was used to explore the relationship between DTI parameters and electrophysiology parameters in the DPN group. Diagnostic value was assessed by receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis. RESULTS In the DPN group, FA was decreased (p < 0.0001) and MD and RD were increased (p < 0.05, p < 0.001) in the TN and CPN compared with the values of healthy control group. Moreover, in the DPN group, FA was positively correlated with motor nerve conduction velocity (MCV) (p < 0.0001), and both MD and RD were negatively correlated with MCV (p < 0.05, p < 0.001). However, there was no correlation between AD and any electrophysiological parameters. Among all DTI parameters, FA displayed the best diagnostic accuracy, with an area under the ROC curve of 0.882 in TN and 0.917 in CPN. CONCLUSION FA and RD demonstrate appreciable diagnostic accuracy. Furthermore, they both have a moderate correlation with MCV.
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- Xinyue Xia
- Department of Radiology, Liyuan Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430077, China; Department of Radiology, Maternal and Child Hospital of Hubei Province, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430077, China
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- Department of Radiology, Liyuan Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430077, China
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- Department of Radiology, Liyuan Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430077, China
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- Department of Radiology, Liyuan Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430077, China
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- Burn Department, Department of Burns, Tongren Hospital of Wuhan University and Wuhan Third Hospital, Wuhan 430060, China
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- Department of Radiology, Maternal and Child Hospital of Hubei Province, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430077, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Brain and Cognitive Science, Beijing MRI Center for Brain Research, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 15 Datun Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100101, China; Sino-Danish College, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China; CAS Center for Excellence in Brain and Science and Intelligence Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China.
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- Department of Radiology, Liyuan Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430077, China.
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Ko SF, Yip HK, Zhen YY, Hung CC, Lee CC, Huang CC, Ng SH, Chen YL, Lin JW. Renal Damages in Deoxycorticosterone Acetate-Salt Hypertensive Rats: Assessment with Diffusion Tensor Imaging and T2-mapping. Mol Imaging Biol 2021; 22:94-104. [PMID: 31065896 DOI: 10.1007/s11307-019-01364-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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PURPOSE This study aimed to investigate the feasibility of diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) and T2-mapping to assess temporal renal damage in deoxycorticosterone acetate-salt (DOCA-salt) hypertensive rats and compare the results with histopathologic and immunohistochemical findings. PROCEDURES After baseline renal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), 24 out of 30 uninephrectomized Sprague-Dawley rats with DOCA-salt-induced hypertension were divided equally into four groups. Group 1 had renal MRI at weeks 2, 4, 6, and 8, and groups 2, 3, and 4 had MRI at weeks 2, 4, and 6, respectively. The remaining 6 rats were used as sham controls. The renal cortex and outer and inner stripes of the outer medulla were examined over time using fractional anisotropy (FA), apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC), and T2-mapping, and the results were compared with baseline values. The degree of glomerular and tubular injury, endothelial cell thickening, hyaline arteriolosclerosis, macrophage infiltration, microcyst formation, and fibrosis in different zones at different time points in the DOCA-salt rats were compared with controls. RESULTS Compared with baseline values, DOCA-salt rats demonstrated a significant decrease in renal cortical FA from week 4 to week 8 (0.244 ± 0.015 vs 0.172 ± 0.014-0.150 ± 0.016, P = 0.018-0.002), corresponding to significantly more glomerular damage, arteriolosclerosis, macrophage infiltration, and fibrosis. The DOCA-salt rats had significantly increased cortical ADC and T2 values at weeks 6 and 8 (1.778 ± 0.051 × 10-3 mm2/s vs 1.872 ± 0.058-1.917 ± 0.066 × 10-3 mm2/s; 93.7 ± 4.9 ms vs 98.0 ± 2.9-100.7 ± 4.0 ms, respectively, all P < 0.05), consistent with excessively fluid-filled microcysts (aquaporin-2+). Despite DOCA-salt rats harbored markedly increased fibrosis in outer and inner stripes of the outer medulla at weeks 6 and 8, only nonsignificant decreases in FA were observed in comparison with the controls suggesting that only limited microstructural changes were present. CONCLUSIONS Renal cortical FA is useful for the early detection and monitoring of renal damage in DOCA-salt hypertensive rats.
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- Sheung-Fat Ko
- Department of Radiology, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, 123 Ta-Pei Road, Niao-Sung District, Kaohsiung, 833, Taiwan.
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- Department of Cardiology, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.,Center for Translational Researches in Biomedical Sciences, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Radiology, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, 123 Ta-Pei Road, Niao-Sung District, Kaohsiung, 833, Taiwan
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- Department of Radiology, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, 123 Ta-Pei Road, Niao-Sung District, Kaohsiung, 833, Taiwan
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- Department of Radiology, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, 123 Ta-Pei Road, Niao-Sung District, Kaohsiung, 833, Taiwan
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- Department of Radiology, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, 123 Ta-Pei Road, Niao-Sung District, Kaohsiung, 833, Taiwan.,Center for Translational Researches in Biomedical Sciences, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Pathology, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Kim HS, Yoon YC, Choi BO, Jin W, Cha JG, Kim JH. Diffusion tensor imaging of the sciatic nerve in Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type I patients: a prospective case-control study. Eur Radiol 2019; 29:3241-3252. [PMID: 30635758 DOI: 10.1007/s00330-018-5958-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2018] [Revised: 11/19/2018] [Accepted: 12/05/2018] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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OBJECTIVES This study aimed to evaluate whether diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) parameters and cross-sectional area (CSA) can differentiate between the sciatic nerve of Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) disease type I (demyelinating form) patients and that of controls. METHODS This prospective comparison study included 18 CMT type I patients and 18 age/sex-matched volunteers. Magnetic resonance imaging including DTI and axial T2-weighted Dixon sequence was performed for each subject. Region of interest analysis was independently performed by two radiologists on each side of the sciatic nerve at four levels: hamstring tendon origin (level 1), lesser trochanter of the femur (level 2), gluteus maximus tendon insertion (level 3), and mid-femur (level 4). Fractional anisotropy (FA), mean diffusivity (MD), axial diffusivity (AD), and radial diffusivity (RD) were calculated. The CSA of the sciatic nerve bundle was measured using axial water-only image at each level. Comparisons of DTI parameters between the two groups were performed using the two-sample t test and Mann-Whitney U test. Interobserver agreement analysis was also conducted. RESULTS Interobserver agreement was excellent for all DTI parameter analyses. FA was significantly lower at all four levels in CMT patients than controls. RD, MD, and CSA were significantly higher at all four levels in CMT patients. AD was significantly higher at level 2 in CMT patients. CONCLUSION DTI assessment of the sciatic nerve is reproducible and can discriminate the demyelinating nerve pathology of CMT type I patients from normal nerves. The CSA of the sciatic nerve is also a potential parameter for diagnosing nerve abnormality in CMT type I patients. KEY POINTS • Diffusion tensor imaging parameters of the sciatic nerve at proximal to mid-femur level revealed significant differences between the Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease patients and controls. • The cross-sectional area of the sciatic nerve was significantly larger in the Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease patients. • Interobserver agreement was excellent (intraclass coefficient > 0.8) for all diffusion tensor imaging parameter analyses.
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- Hyun Su Kim
- Department of Radiology, Samsung Medical Center, School of Medicine, Sungkyunkwan University, 81 Ilwon-Ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, 135-710, South Korea
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- Department of Radiology, Samsung Medical Center, School of Medicine, Sungkyunkwan University, 81 Ilwon-Ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, 135-710, South Korea. .,Department of Health Sciences and Technology, SAIHST, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, South Korea.
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- Department of Neurology, Samsung Medical Center, School of Medicine, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Radiology, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Radiology, Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital, Bucheon, South Korea
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- Department of Radiology, Samsung Medical Center, School of Medicine, Sungkyunkwan University, 81 Ilwon-Ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, 135-710, South Korea
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Chiu FY, Kuo DP, Chen YC, Kao YC, Chung HW, Chen CY. Diffusion Tensor-Derived Properties of Benign Oligemia, True "at Risk" Penumbra, and Infarct Core during the First Three Hours of Stroke Onset: A Rat Model. Korean J Radiol 2018; 19:1161-1171. [PMID: 30386147 PMCID: PMC6201972 DOI: 10.3348/kjr.2018.19.6.1161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2018] [Accepted: 04/27/2018] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Objective The aim of this study was to investigate diffusion tensor (DT) imaging-derived properties of benign oligemia, true “at risk” penumbra (TP), and the infarct core (IC) during the first 3 hours of stroke onset. Materials and Methods The study was approved by the local animal care and use committee. DT imaging data were obtained from 14 rats after permanent middle cerebral artery occlusion (pMCAO) using a 7T magnetic resonance scanner (Bruker) in room air. Relative cerebral blood flow and apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) maps were generated to define oligemia, TP, IC, and normal tissue (NT) every 30 minutes up to 3 hours. Relative fractional anisotropy (rFA), pure anisotropy (rq), diffusion magnitude (rL), ADC (rADC), axial diffusivity (rAD), and radial diffusivity (rRD) values were derived by comparison with the contralateral normal brain. Results The mean volume of oligemia was 24.7 ± 14.1 mm3, that of TP was 81.3 ± 62.6 mm3, and that of IC was 123.0 ± 85.2 mm3 at 30 minutes after pMCAO. rFA showed an initial paradoxical 10% increase in IC and TP, and declined afterward. The rq, rL, rADC, rAD, and rRD showed an initial discrepant decrease in IC (from −24% to −36%) as compared with TP (from −7% to −13%). Significant differences (p < 0.05) in metrics, except rFA, were found between tissue subtypes in the first 2.5 hours. The rq demonstrated the best overall performance in discriminating TP from IC (accuracy = 92.6%, area under curve = 0.93) and the optimal cutoff value was −33.90%. The metric values for oligemia and NT remained similar at all time points. Conclusion Benign oligemia is small and remains microstructurally normal under pMCAO. TP and IC show a distinct evolution of DT-derived properties within the first 3 hours of stroke onset, and are thus potentially useful in predicting the fate of ischemic brain.
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- Fang-Ying Chiu
- Department of Medical Imaging and Radiological Sciences, College of Medicine, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung 82445, Taiwan
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- Department of Radiology, Taoyuan Armed Forces General Hospital, Taoyuan 32551, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Imaging, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 11031, Taiwan.,Translational Imaging Research Center, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 11031, Taiwan
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- Translational Imaging Research Center, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 11031, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Biomedical Electrics and Bioinformatics, National Taiwan. University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Imaging, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 11031, Taiwan.,Translational Imaging Research Center, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 11031, Taiwan.,Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 11031, Taiwan.,Department of Radiology, Tri-Service General Hospital, Taipei 11490, Taiwan.,Department of Radiology, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei 11490, Taiwan
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Ugurlu D, Firat Z, Türe U, Unal G. Neighborhood resolved fiber orientation distributions (NRFOD) in automatic labeling of white matter fiber pathways. Med Image Anal 2018. [PMID: 29523000 DOI: 10.1016/j.media.2018.02.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Accurate digital representation of major white matter bundles in the brain is an important goal in neuroscience image computing since the representations can be used for surgical planning, intra-patient longitudinal analysis and inter-subject population connectivity studies. Reconstructing desired fiber bundles generally involves manual selection of regions of interest by an expert, which is subject to user bias and fatigue, hence an automation is desirable. To that end, we first present a novel anatomical representation based on Neighborhood Resolved Fiber Orientation Distributions (NRFOD) along the fibers. The resolved fiber orientations are obtained by generalized q-sampling imaging (GQI) and a subsequent diffusion decomposition method. A fiber-to-fiber distance measure between the proposed fiber representations is then used in a density-based clustering framework to select the clusters corresponding to the major pathways of interest. In addition, neuroanatomical priors are utilized to constrain the set of candidate fibers before density-based clustering. The proposed fiber clustering approach is exemplified on automation of the reconstruction of the major fiber pathways in the brainstem: corticospinal tract (CST); medial lemniscus (ML); middle cerebellar peduncle (MCP); inferior cerebellar peduncle (ICP); superior cerebellar peduncle (SCP). Experimental results on Human Connectome Project (HCP)'s publicly available "WU-Minn 500 Subjects + MEG2 dataset" and expert evaluations demonstrate the potential of the proposed fiber clustering method in brainstem white matter structure analysis.
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- Devran Ugurlu
- Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Sabanci University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Radiology Department, Yeditepe University Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Neurosurgery Department, Yeditepe University Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Computer Engineering Department, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey.
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Negwer C, Beurskens E, Sollmann N, Maurer S, Ille S, Giglhuber K, Kirschke JS, Ringel F, Meyer B, Krieg SM. Loss of Subcortical Language Pathways Correlates with Surgery-Related Aphasia in Patients with Brain Tumor: An Investigation via Repetitive Navigated Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation–Based Diffusion Tensor Imaging Fiber Tracking. World Neurosurg 2018; 111:e806-e818. [DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2017.12.163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2017] [Revised: 12/23/2017] [Accepted: 12/27/2017] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Montal V, Vilaplana E, Alcolea D, Pegueroles J, Pasternak O, González-Ortiz S, Clarimón J, Carmona-Iragui M, Illán-Gala I, Morenas-Rodríguez E, Ribosa-Nogué R, Sala I, Sánchez-Saudinós MB, García-Sebastian M, Villanúa J, Izagirre A, Estanga A, Ecay-Torres M, Iriondo A, Clerigue M, Tainta M, Pozueta A, González A, Martínez-Heras E, Llufriu S, Blesa R, Sanchez-Juan P, Martínez-Lage P, Lleó A, Fortea J. Cortical microstructural changes along the Alzheimer's disease continuum. Alzheimers Dement 2017; 14:340-351. [PMID: 29080407 DOI: 10.1016/j.jalz.2017.09.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 105] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2017] [Revised: 09/14/2017] [Accepted: 09/20/2017] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
Abstract
INTRODUCTION Cortical mean diffusivity (MD) and free water fraction (FW) changes are proposed biomarkers for Alzheimer's disease (AD). METHODS We included healthy control subjects (N = 254), mild cognitive impairment (N = 41), and AD dementia (N = 31) patients. Participants underwent a lumbar puncture and a 3 T magnetic resonance imaging. Healthy control subjects were classified following National Institute on Aging-Alzheimer's Association stages (stage 0, N = 220; stage 1, N = 25; and stage 2/3, N = 9). We assessed the cortical MD, cortical FW, and cortical thickness (CTh) changes along the AD continuum. RESULTS Microstructural and macrostructural changes show a biphasic trajectory. Stage 1 subjects showed increased CTh and decreased MD and FW with respect the stage 0 subjects. Stage 2/3 subjects showed decreased CTh and increased cortical MD and FW, changes that were more widespread in symptomatic stages. DISCUSSION These results support a biphasic model of changes in AD, which could affect the selection of patients for clinical trials and the use of magnetic resonance imaging as a surrogate marker of disease modification.
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- Victor Montal
- Memory Unit, Department of Neurology, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Biomedical Research Institute Sant Pau, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas (CIBERNED), Spain
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- Memory Unit, Department of Neurology, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Biomedical Research Institute Sant Pau, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas (CIBERNED), Spain
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- Memory Unit, Department of Neurology, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Biomedical Research Institute Sant Pau, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas (CIBERNED), Spain
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- Memory Unit, Department of Neurology, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Biomedical Research Institute Sant Pau, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas (CIBERNED), Spain
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- Department of Psychiatry, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Memory Unit, Department of Neurology, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Biomedical Research Institute Sant Pau, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas (CIBERNED), Spain
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- Memory Unit, Department of Neurology, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Biomedical Research Institute Sant Pau, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas (CIBERNED), Spain
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- Memory Unit, Department of Neurology, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Biomedical Research Institute Sant Pau, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas (CIBERNED), Spain
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- Memory Unit, Department of Neurology, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Biomedical Research Institute Sant Pau, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas (CIBERNED), Spain
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- Memory Unit, Department of Neurology, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Biomedical Research Institute Sant Pau, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas (CIBERNED), Spain
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- Memory Unit, Department of Neurology, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Biomedical Research Institute Sant Pau, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas (CIBERNED), Spain
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- Memory Unit, Department of Neurology, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Biomedical Research Institute Sant Pau, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas (CIBERNED), Spain
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- Center for Research and Advanced Therapies and Memory Clinic, Fundacion CITA-Alzheimer Fundazioa, Donostia/San Sebastian, Spain
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- Center for Research and Advanced Therapies and Memory Clinic, Fundacion CITA-Alzheimer Fundazioa, Donostia/San Sebastian, Spain; Donostia Unit, Osatek SA, Donostia University Hospital, San Sebastian, Spain
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- Center for Research and Advanced Therapies and Memory Clinic, Fundacion CITA-Alzheimer Fundazioa, Donostia/San Sebastian, Spain
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- Center for Research and Advanced Therapies and Memory Clinic, Fundacion CITA-Alzheimer Fundazioa, Donostia/San Sebastian, Spain
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- Center for Research and Advanced Therapies and Memory Clinic, Fundacion CITA-Alzheimer Fundazioa, Donostia/San Sebastian, Spain
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- Center for Research and Advanced Therapies and Memory Clinic, Fundacion CITA-Alzheimer Fundazioa, Donostia/San Sebastian, Spain
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- Center for Research and Advanced Therapies and Memory Clinic, Fundacion CITA-Alzheimer Fundazioa, Donostia/San Sebastian, Spain
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- Center for Research and Advanced Therapies and Memory Clinic, Fundacion CITA-Alzheimer Fundazioa, Donostia/San Sebastian, Spain
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- Servicio de Neurología, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain
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- Servicio de Neurología, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain
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- Center for Neuroimmunology, Hospital Clinic Barcelona, IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Spain
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- Center for Neuroimmunology, Hospital Clinic Barcelona, IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Spain
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- Memory Unit, Department of Neurology, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Biomedical Research Institute Sant Pau, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas (CIBERNED), Spain
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- Servicio de Neurología, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas (CIBERNED), Spain; Center for Research and Advanced Therapies and Memory Clinic, Fundacion CITA-Alzheimer Fundazioa, Donostia/San Sebastian, Spain
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- Memory Unit, Department of Neurology, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Biomedical Research Institute Sant Pau, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas (CIBERNED), Spain
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- Memory Unit, Department of Neurology, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Biomedical Research Institute Sant Pau, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas (CIBERNED), Spain.
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The relationship between fractional anisotropy value and tumor microarchitecture in late-stage rat glioma. ASIAN PAC J TROP MED 2017; 10:607-611. [DOI: 10.1016/j.apjtm.2017.06.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2017] [Revised: 04/17/2017] [Accepted: 05/18/2017] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Kuo DP, Lu CF, Liou M, Chen YC, Chung HW, Chen CY. Differentiation of the Infarct Core from Ischemic Penumbra within the First 4.5 Hours, Using Diffusion Tensor Imaging-Derived Metrics: A Rat Model. Korean J Radiol 2017; 18:269-278. [PMID: 28246507 PMCID: PMC5313515 DOI: 10.3348/kjr.2017.18.2.269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2016] [Accepted: 09/02/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Objective To investigate whether the diffusion tensor imaging-derived metrics are capable of differentiating the ischemic penumbra (IP) from the infarct core (IC), and determining stroke onset within the first 4.5 hours. Materials and Methods All procedures were approved by the local animal care committee. Eight of the eleven rats having permanent middle cerebral artery occlusion were included for analyses. Using a 7 tesla magnetic resonance system, the relative cerebral blood flow and apparent diffusion coefficient maps were generated to define IP and IC, half hour after surgery and then every hour, up to 6.5 hours. Relative fractional anisotropy, pure anisotropy (rq) and diffusion magnitude (rL) maps were obtained. One-way analysis of variance, receiver operating characteristic curve and nonlinear regression analyses were performed. Results The evolutions of tensor metrics were different in ischemic regions (IC and IP) and topographic subtypes (cortical, subcortical gray matter, and white matter). The rL had a significant drop of 40% at 0.5 hour, and remained stagnant up to 6.5 hours. Significant differences (p < 0.05) in rL values were found between IP, IC, and normal tissue for all topographic subtypes. Optimal rL threshold in discriminating IP from IC was about -29%. The evolution of rq showed an exponential decrease in cortical IC, from -26.9% to -47.6%; an rq reduction smaller than 44.6% can be used to predict an acute stroke onset in less than 4.5 hours. Conclusion Diffusion tensor metrics may potentially help discriminate IP from IC and determine the acute stroke age within the therapeutic time window.
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- Duen-Pang Kuo
- Department of Electrical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan.; Department of Radiology, Taoyuan Armed Forces General Hospital, Taoyuan 32551, Taiwan
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- Research Center of Translational Imaging, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 11031, Taiwan.; Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 11031, Taiwan.; Department of Biomedical Imaging and Radiological Sciences, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei 112, Taiwan.; Department of Physical Therapy and Assistive Technology, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei 112, Taiwan
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- Institute of Statistical Science, Academia Sinica, Taipei 11529, Taiwan
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- Department of Biomedical Imaging and Radiological Sciences, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei 112, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Biomedical Electrics and Bioinformatics, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
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- Research Center of Translational Imaging, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 11031, Taiwan.; Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 11031, Taiwan.; Department of Medical Imaging and Imaging Research Center, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 11031, Taiwan.; Department of Radiology, Tri-Service General Hospital, Taipei 114, Taiwan.; Department of Radiology, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei 114, Taiwan
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The effect of diffusion gradient direction number on corticospinal tractography in the human brain: an along-tract analysis. MAGNETIC RESONANCE MATERIALS IN PHYSICS BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE 2016; 30:265-280. [PMID: 28000087 DOI: 10.1007/s10334-016-0600-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2016] [Revised: 11/17/2016] [Accepted: 11/23/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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OBJECTIVES We evaluated diffusion imaging measures of the corticospinal tract obtained with a probabilistic tractography algorithm applied to data of two acquisition protocols based on different numbers of diffusion gradient directions (NDGDs). MATERIALS AND METHODS The corticospinal tracts (CST) of 18 healthy subjects were delineated using 22 and 66-NDGD data. An along-tract analysis of diffusion metrics was performed to detect possible local differences due to NDGD. RESULTS FA values at 22-NDGD showed an increase along the central portion of the CST. The mean of partial volume fraction of the orientation of the second fiber (f2) was higher at 66-NDGD bilaterally, because for 66-NDGD data the algorithm more readily detects dominant fiber directions beyond the first, thus the increase in FA at 22-NDGD is due to a substantially reduced detection of crossing fiber volume. However, the good spatial correlation between the tracts drawn at 22 and 66 NDGD shows that the extent of the tract can be successfully defined even at lower NDGD. CONCLUSIONS Given the spatial tract localization obtained even at 22-NDGD, local analysis of CST can be performed using a NDGD compatible with clinical protocols. The probabilistic approach was particularly powerful in evaluating crossing fibers when present.
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Raffa G, Bährend I, Schneider H, Faust K, Germanò A, Vajkoczy P, Picht T. A Novel Technique for Region and Linguistic Specific nTMS-based DTI Fiber Tracking of Language Pathways in Brain Tumor Patients. Front Neurosci 2016; 10:552. [PMID: 27994536 PMCID: PMC5134322 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2016.00552] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2015] [Accepted: 11/16/2016] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation (nTMS) has recently been introduced as a non-invasive tool for functional mapping of cortical language areas prior to surgery. It correlates well with intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring (IONM) findings, allowing defining the best surgical strategy to preserve cortical language areas during surgery for language-eloquent tumors. Nevertheless, nTMS allows only for cortical mapping and postoperative language deficits are often caused by injury to subcortical language pathways. Nowadays, the only way to preoperatively visualize language subcortical white matter tracts consists in DTI fiber tracking (DTI-FT). However, standard DTI-FT is based on anatomical landmarks that vary interindividually and can be obscured by the presence of the tumor itself. It has been demonstrated that combining nTMS with DTI-FT allows for a more reliable visualization of the motor pathway in brain tumor patients. Nevertheless, no description about such a combination has been reported for the language network. The aim of the present study is to describe and assess the feasibility and reliability of using cortical seeding areas defined by error type-specific nTMS language mapping (nTMS-positive spots) to perform DTI-FT in patients affected by language-eloquent brain tumors. We describe a novel technique for a nTMS-based DTI-FT to visualize the complex cortico-subcortical connections of the language network. We analyzed quantitative findings, such as fractional anisotropy values and ratios, and the number of visualized connections of nTMS-positive spots with subcortical pathways, and we compared them with results obtained by using the standard DTI-FT technique. We also analyzed the functional concordance between connected cortical nTMS-positive spots and subcortical pathways, and the likelihood of connection for nTMS-positive vs. nTMS-negative cortical spots. We demonstrated, that the nTMS-based approach, especially what we call the “single-spot” strategy, is able to provide a reliable and more detailed reconstruction of the complex cortico-subcortical language network as compared to the standard DTI-FT. We believe this technique represents a beneficial new strategy for customized preoperative planning in patients affected by tumors in presumed language eloquent location, providing anatomo-functional information to plan language-preserving surgery.
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- Giovanni Raffa
- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of MessinaMessina, Italy; Neurosurgical Clinic, Department of Neuroscience, University of MessinaMessina, Italy
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin Berlin, Germany
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- Neurosurgical Clinic, Department of Neuroscience, University of Messina Messina, Italy
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Charité Universitätsmedizin BerlinBerlin, Germany; Cluster of Excellence: "Image Knowledge Gestaltung: An Interdisciplinary Laboratory", Humboldt UniversityBerlin, Germany
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Park M, Moon WJ. Structural MR Imaging in the Diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease and Other Neurodegenerative Dementia: Current Imaging Approach and Future Perspectives. Korean J Radiol 2016; 17:827-845. [PMID: 27833399 PMCID: PMC5102911 DOI: 10.3348/kjr.2016.17.6.827] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2016] [Accepted: 06/26/2016] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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With the rise of aging population, clinical concern and research attention has shifted towards neuroimaging of dementia. The advent of 3T, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has permitted the anatomical imaging of neurodegenerative disease, specifically dementia, with improved resolution. Furthermore, more powerful techniques such as diffusion tensor imaging, quantitative susceptibility mapping, and magnetic transfer imaging have successfully emerged for the detection of micro-structural abnormalities. In the present review article, we provide a brief overview of Alzheimer's disease and explore recent neuroimaging developments in the field of dementia with an emphasis on structural MR imaging in order to propose a simple and easily applicable systematic approach to the imaging diagnosis of dementia.
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- Mina Park
- Department of Radiology, Konkuk University Medical Center, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul 05030, Korea
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- Department of Radiology, Konkuk University Medical Center, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul 05030, Korea
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