T1/T2 ratio: A quantitative sensitive marker of brain tissue integrity in multiple sclerosis.
T1/T2 ratio
diffusion tensor imaging (DTI)
magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
multiple sclerosis
Journal
Journal of neuroimaging : official journal of the American Society of Neuroimaging
ISSN: 1552-6569
Titre abrégé: J Neuroimaging
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 9102705
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Mar 2022
Mar 2022
Historique:
revised:
30
09
2021
received:
28
07
2021
accepted:
14
10
2021
pubmed:
10
11
2021
medline:
22
3
2022
entrez:
9
11
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
The aim of this study is to determine whether cerebral white matter (WM) microstructural damage, defined by decreased fractional anisotropy (FA) and increased axial (AD) and radial (RD) diffusivities, could be detected as accurately by measuring the T1/T2 ratio, in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) patients compared to healthy control (HC) subjects. Twenty-eight RRMS patients and 24 HC subjects were included in this study. Region-based analysis based on the ICBM-81 diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) atlas WM labels was performed to compare T1/T2 ratio to DTI values in normal-appearing WM (NAWM) regions of interest. Lesions segmentation was also performed and compared to the HC global WM. A significant 19.65% decrease of T1/T2 ratio values was observed in NAWM regions of RRMS patients compared to HC. A significant 6.30% decrease of FA, as well as significant 4.76% and 10.27% increases of AD and RD, respectively, were observed in RRMS compared to the HC group in various NAWM regions. Compared to the global WM HC mask, lesions have significantly decreased T1/T2 ratio and FA and increased AD and RD (p < . 001). Results showed significant differences between RRMS and HC in both DTI and T1/T2 ratio measurements. T1/T2 ratio even demonstrated extensive WM abnormalities when compared to DTI, thereby highlighting the ratio's sensitivity to subtle differences in cerebral WM structural integrity using only conventional MRI sequences.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE
OBJECTIVE
The aim of this study is to determine whether cerebral white matter (WM) microstructural damage, defined by decreased fractional anisotropy (FA) and increased axial (AD) and radial (RD) diffusivities, could be detected as accurately by measuring the T1/T2 ratio, in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) patients compared to healthy control (HC) subjects.
METHODS
METHODS
Twenty-eight RRMS patients and 24 HC subjects were included in this study. Region-based analysis based on the ICBM-81 diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) atlas WM labels was performed to compare T1/T2 ratio to DTI values in normal-appearing WM (NAWM) regions of interest. Lesions segmentation was also performed and compared to the HC global WM.
RESULTS
RESULTS
A significant 19.65% decrease of T1/T2 ratio values was observed in NAWM regions of RRMS patients compared to HC. A significant 6.30% decrease of FA, as well as significant 4.76% and 10.27% increases of AD and RD, respectively, were observed in RRMS compared to the HC group in various NAWM regions. Compared to the global WM HC mask, lesions have significantly decreased T1/T2 ratio and FA and increased AD and RD (p < . 001).
CONCLUSIONS
CONCLUSIONS
Results showed significant differences between RRMS and HC in both DTI and T1/T2 ratio measurements. T1/T2 ratio even demonstrated extensive WM abnormalities when compared to DTI, thereby highlighting the ratio's sensitivity to subtle differences in cerebral WM structural integrity using only conventional MRI sequences.
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
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© 2021 American Society of Neuroimaging.
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