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EUROPEAN RADIOLOGY
卷 27, 期 10, 页码 4257-4263出版社
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DOI: 10.1007/s00330-017-4822-z
关键词
Multiple sclerosis; MRI; White matter; Neuroimaging; Central vein
资金
- Royal College of Radiology
- Higher Education Funding Council for England Clinical Senior Lectureship
- Barts and the London National Institute for Health Research Cardiovascular Biomedical Research Unit
- Intramural Research Program of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, USA
To explore the potential of a post-processing technique combining FLAIR and T-2* (FLAIR*) to distinguish between lesions caused by multiple sclerosis (MS) from cerebral small vessel disease (SVD) in a clinical setting. FLAIR and T-2* head datasets acquired at 3T of 25 people with relapsing MS (pwRMS) and ten with pwSVD were used. After post-processing, FLAIR* maps were used to determine the proportion of white matter lesions (WML) showing the 'vein in lesion' sign (VIL), a characteristic histopathological feature of MS plaques. Sensitivity and specificity of MS diagnosis were examined on the basis of > 45% VIL+ and > 60% VIL+ WML, and compared with current dissemination in space (DIS) MRI criteria. All pwRMS had > 45% VIL+ WML (range 58-100%) whilst in pwSVD the proportion of VIL+ WML was significantly lower (0-64%; mean 32 +/- 20%). Sensitivity based on > 45% VIL+ was 100% and specificity 80% whilst with > 60% VIL+ as the criterion, sensitivity was 96% and specificity 90%. DIS criteria had 96% sensitivity and 40% specificity. FLAIR* enables VIL+ WML detection in a clinical setting, facilitating differentiation of MS from SVD based on brain MRI. aEuro cent FLAIR* in a clinical setting allows visualization of veins in white matter lesions. aEuro cent Significant proportions of MS lesions demonstrate a vein in lesion on MRI. aEuro cent Microangiopathic lesions demonstrate a lower proportion of intralesional veins than MS lesions. aEuro cent Intralesional vein-based criteria may complement current MRI criteria for MS diagnosis.
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