Quantitative study on MR diffusion tensor imaging at acute stage of radiation-induced brain injury
10.3760/cma.j.issn.0254-5098.2011.06.028
- VernacularTitle:急性期放射性脑损伤磁共振扩散张量成像的定量研究
- Author:
Yongqi WANG
;
Aijie WANG
;
Fanlian MENG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Radiation-induced brain injury;
Magnetic resonance diffusion tensor imaging;
Brain tumors
- From:
Chinese Journal of Radiological Medicine and Protection
2011;31(6):722-725
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To explore the sensibility of radiation-induced normal brain injury in different regions at acute stage after all cranial radiotherapy by MR diffusion tensor imaging (DTI).Methods A total of 44 patients with brain tumors undergoing whole cranial radiotherapy were examined with convention and enhancement magnetic resonance imaging and diffusion tensor imaging before and three weeks after radiotherapy.The apparent diffusion coefficient ( ADC ),fractional anisotropy ( FA),relative anisotropy (RA) and volume ratio(VR) of DTI in contralateral brain hemisphere after radiotherapy with the dose of 27 Gy were measured and analyzed in different regions.Results No abnormal signal intensities were revealed in convention and enhancement MRI.ADC values in superficial cerebral convolution gray matter,ADC and VR values in deep gray nucleus were increased(t =- 3.321,- 2.810,P ＜ 0.05 ),while FA and RA values in deep gray nucleus were descended( t =2.906,2.349,P ＜0.05 ).There was no statistically significant difference among DTI index in other regions.Conclusions The brain gray matter more sensitive to radiation-induced brain injury in than white matter at acute stage of radiation.DTI could be used to evaluate the functional changes at the histocytology level of radiation-induced brain injury,and to explain the early clinical reactions after radiotherapy.
