J Korean Neurol Assoc > Volume 24(5); 2006 > Article
Journal of the Korean Neurological Association 2006;24(5): 447-451.
급성 피질하 뇌경색 환자의 임상적 결과 예측에 있어서 확산 텐서 자기공명영상의 유용성
최성민, 김태학 김병채 이승한 박만석 김명규 김종봉a 정광우a 서정진a 조기현
전남대학교 의과대학 신경과학교실, 진단방사선과학교실a
The Usefulness of Diffusion Tensor MRI for the Prediction of Clinical Outcome in Patients with Acute Subcortical Infarction
Seong-Min Choi
Departments of Neurology, Diagnostic Radiologya, Chonnam National University Medical School, Chonnam National University Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Gwangju, Korea
Abstract
Background: Diffusion tensor MRI (DTI) is a new imaging technique and enables us to analyze the structural damage of fiber pathways and to monitor the time course of Wallerian degeneration of the pyramidal tract in stroke patients. We used DTI to investigate structural changes of the infarct area and the associated descending corticospinal tract in patients with subcortical infarct.
Methods: We examined 24 consecutive patients who presented with acute single cerebral infarct in the subcortical area and who also had undergone an MRI study within 7 days after symptom onset. Clinical outcome was assessed using the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) at admission, 7 days, 14 days and 30 days and modified Rankin Scale (mRS) at admission and 30 days. Each of the indices was achieved by post processing the acquired DTI data and correlated with the NIHSS.
Results: In infarct region, fractional anisotropy (FA) was significantly decreased compared with matched-contralateral regions (0.39 vs. 0.53, p<0.001). In the distal to the infarct, FA was significantly decreased at internal capsule (0.62 vs. 0.64, p=0.019), not at pons (0.51 vs. 0.53, p=0.103). The decrease of anisotropy at infarct region correlated positively with the NIHSS at 7, 14 and 30 days and mRS at 30 days after stroke, but the decrease of anisotropy at internal capsule did not correlate with the NIHSS.
Conclusions: This study shows the potential of DTI to detect and monitor the structural degeneration of fiber pathways and to establish the prognosis in patients with acute subcortical cerebral infarct. KeyWords:Subcortical infarction, Diffusion tensor MRI, NIHSS, Anisotropy


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