Characterization of white matter alterations using diffusion kurtosis imaging in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
corpus callosum
corticospinal tract
diffusion kurtosis imaging
diffusion tensor imaging
upper motor neuron
Journal
Brain and behavior
ISSN: 2162-3279
Titre abrégé: Brain Behav
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101570837
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
07 2023
07 2023
Historique:
revised:
30
04
2023
received:
16
11
2022
accepted:
18
05
2023
medline:
14
7
2023
pubmed:
6
6
2023
entrez:
6
6
2023
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
To evaluate the degeneration of the corticospinal tract (CST) and corpus callosum (CC) in patients with motor neuron disease and upper motor neuron (UMN) dysfunction using diffusion kurtosis imaging (DKI). Twenty-seven patients and 33 healthy controls underwent magnetic resonance imaging along with clinical and neuropsychological testing. Tractography of diffusion tensor images was performed to extract tracts of the bilateral CST and CC. Group mean differences both across the entire averaged tract and along each tract were assessed, including correlations between diffusion metrics and clinical measures. Tract-based spatial statistics (TBSS) was performed to evaluate the spatial distribution of whole-brain microstructural abnormalities in patients. In comparison to controls, patients had significantly higher mean and radial diffusivity and lower fractional anisotropy (FA), kurtosis anisotropy, mean kurtosis (MK), and radial kurtosis (RK) in the CST and CC (p < .017). Along-the-tract analysis revealed changes concentrated in the posterior limb of the internal capsule, corona radiata, and primary motor cortex (false-discovery rate p < .05). FA of the left CST correlated with disease progression rate, whereas MK of the bilateral CST correlated with UMN burden (p < .01). TBSS results corroborated along-tract analysis findings and additionally revealed reduced RK and MK in the fornix, where diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) changes were absent. DKI abnormalities in the CST and CC are present in patients with UMN dysfunction, potentially revealing complementary information to DTI regarding the pathology and microstructural alterations occurring in such patients. DKI shows promise as a potential in vivo biomarker for cerebral degeneration in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
To evaluate the degeneration of the corticospinal tract (CST) and corpus callosum (CC) in patients with motor neuron disease and upper motor neuron (UMN) dysfunction using diffusion kurtosis imaging (DKI).
METHODS
Twenty-seven patients and 33 healthy controls underwent magnetic resonance imaging along with clinical and neuropsychological testing. Tractography of diffusion tensor images was performed to extract tracts of the bilateral CST and CC. Group mean differences both across the entire averaged tract and along each tract were assessed, including correlations between diffusion metrics and clinical measures. Tract-based spatial statistics (TBSS) was performed to evaluate the spatial distribution of whole-brain microstructural abnormalities in patients.
RESULTS
In comparison to controls, patients had significantly higher mean and radial diffusivity and lower fractional anisotropy (FA), kurtosis anisotropy, mean kurtosis (MK), and radial kurtosis (RK) in the CST and CC (p < .017). Along-the-tract analysis revealed changes concentrated in the posterior limb of the internal capsule, corona radiata, and primary motor cortex (false-discovery rate p < .05). FA of the left CST correlated with disease progression rate, whereas MK of the bilateral CST correlated with UMN burden (p < .01). TBSS results corroborated along-tract analysis findings and additionally revealed reduced RK and MK in the fornix, where diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) changes were absent.
CONCLUSION
DKI abnormalities in the CST and CC are present in patients with UMN dysfunction, potentially revealing complementary information to DTI regarding the pathology and microstructural alterations occurring in such patients. DKI shows promise as a potential in vivo biomarker for cerebral degeneration in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
Identifiants
pubmed: 37279166
doi: 10.1002/brb3.3102
pmc: PMC10338744
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
e3102Subventions
Organisme : CIHR
Pays : Canada
Informations de copyright
© 2023 The Authors. Brain and Behavior published by Wiley Periodicals LLC.
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