机构:[1]Shandong Univ, Shandong Med Imaging Res Inst, Dept Radiol, Jinan 250021, Peoples R China;[2]Taishan Med Univ, Taian Cent Hosp, Dept Radiol, Tai An 271000, Shandong, Peoples R China;[3]Capital Med Univ, Beijing Tiantan Hosp, Dept Neuroimaging, Beijing 100050, Peoples R China;首都医科大学附属天坛医院[4]Cent Hosp, Dept Radiol, 29 Longtan Rd, Tai An 271000, Shandong, Peoples R China
Objective: The diffusion-weighted signal intensity (SI) of the interpeduncle region (IPR) of the midbrain has not been fully understood. This study was to evaluate the apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) and SI of the IPR on axial diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI). Methods: Axial brain DWI (4-mm slice thickness, no gap) was performed in 145 healthy subjects at 1.5T MR scanner. Correlations between the contrast-to-noise ratio (CNR) and ADC value in the IPR and age, gender were statistically analyzed. Results: The CNR was significantly higher in the IPR than in the periaqueductal gray (PAG) (P<.001). The CNR of the IPR positively correlated with age (P=.032) but not with gender (P=.091). The ADC value was significantly lower in the IPR than in the PAG (P<.001). The ADC value of the IPR did not correlate with age (P=.522) or gender (P=.217). There was no correlation between the CNR and ADC value of the IPR (P=.622). Conclusions: The IPR usually shows high SI on DWI in healthy subjects, especially in older adults. DWI combined with the ADC maps would help to evaluate signal characteristics of the IPR. Crown Copyright (c) 2013 Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
第一作者机构:[1]Shandong Univ, Shandong Med Imaging Res Inst, Dept Radiol, Jinan 250021, Peoples R China;[2]Taishan Med Univ, Taian Cent Hosp, Dept Radiol, Tai An 271000, Shandong, Peoples R China;
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通讯机构:[1]Shandong Univ, Shandong Med Imaging Res Inst, Dept Radiol, Jinan 250021, Peoples R China;[2]Taishan Med Univ, Taian Cent Hosp, Dept Radiol, Tai An 271000, Shandong, Peoples R China;[4]Cent Hosp, Dept Radiol, 29 Longtan Rd, Tai An 271000, Shandong, Peoples R China
推荐引用方式(GB/T 7714):
Ma Deting,Liu Cheng,Kong Qingkui,et al.Apparent diffusion coefficient and diffusion-weighted signal intensity of the interpeduncle region of the midbrain in adults: initial evaluation[J].CLINICAL IMAGING.2013,37(4):645-648.doi:10.1016/j.clinimag.2013.02.007.
APA:
Ma, Deting,Liu, Cheng,Kong, Qingkui,Xie, Yuanzhong&Chen, Xuzhu.(2013).Apparent diffusion coefficient and diffusion-weighted signal intensity of the interpeduncle region of the midbrain in adults: initial evaluation.CLINICAL IMAGING,37,(4)
MLA:
Ma, Deting,et al."Apparent diffusion coefficient and diffusion-weighted signal intensity of the interpeduncle region of the midbrain in adults: initial evaluation".CLINICAL IMAGING 37..4(2013):645-648