Diffusion tensor imaging in multiple sclerosis: assessment of regional differences in the axial plane within normal-appearing cervical spinal cord

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Hesseltine, S. M., Law, M., Babb, J., Rad, M., Lopez, S., Ge, Y., Johnson, G. and Grossman, R. I. (2006) Diffusion tensor imaging in multiple sclerosis: assessment of regional differences in the axial plane within normal-appearing cervical spinal cord. American Journal of Neuroradiology, 27 (6). pp. 1189-1193. ISSN 1936-959X

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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Evaluation of the spinal cord is important in the diagnosis and follow-up of patients with multiple sclerosis. Our purpose was to investigate diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) changes in different regions of normal-appearing spinal cord (NASC) in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS). METHODS: Axial DTI of the cervical spinal cord was performed in 24 patients with RRMS and 24 age- and sex-matched control subjects. Fractional anisotropy (FA) and mean diffusivity (MD) were calculated in separate regions of interest (ROIs) in the anterior, lateral, and posterior spinal cord, bilaterally, and the central spinal cord, at the C2-C3 level. Patients and control subjects were compared with respect to FA and MD with the use of an exact Mann-Whitney test. Logistic regression and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis assessed the utility of each measure for the diagnosis of RRMS. RESULTS: DTI metrics in areas of NASC in MS were significantly different in patients compared with control subjects; FA was lower in the lateral (mean +/- SD of 0.56 +/- 0.10 versus 0.69 +/- 0.09 in control subjects, P <.0001), posterior (0.52 +/- 0.11 versus 0.63 +/- 0.10, P <.0001), and central (0.53 +/- 0.10 versus 0.58 +/- 0.10, P = .049) NASC ROIs. Assessing DTI metrics in the diagnosis of MS, a sensitivity of 87.0% (95% confidence interval [CI], 66.4 to 97.1) and a specificity of 91.7% (95% CI, 73.0 to 98.7) were demonstrated. CONCLUSION: The NASC in RRMS demonstrates DTI changes. This may prove useful in detecting occult spinal cord pathology, predicting clinical course, and monitoring disease progression and therapeutic effect in MS.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	adult aged anisotropy cervical vertebrae,diffusion magnetic resonance imaging female humans image processing,computer-assisted ,male middle aged ,multiple sclerosis,relapsing-remitting,pathology sensitivity and specificity spinal cord,pathology
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Norwich Medical School
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Norwich Clinical Trials Unit Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Cancer Studies
Related URLs:	http://www.ajnr.org/content/27/6/1189.fu...
Depositing User:	Pure Connector
Date Deposited:	23 Sep 2015 09:48
Last Modified:	13 Feb 2023 14:30
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/54392
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