Clinical Usefulness of Diffusion Tensor Image Tractography in Stroke Patients: Report of two cases.
- Author:
Jae Hoon KANG
1
;
Kyung A PARK
;
Dong Seok YANG
;
Sung Ho JANG
;
Sang Ho AHN
;
Yun Woo CHO
;
Dong Gyu KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Yeungnam University College of Medicine, Korea. medican@naver.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Diffusion tensor image;
Corticospinal tract;
Stroke
- MeSH:
Diffusion;
Hematoma;
Humans;
Magnetic Resonance Imaging;
Pyramidal Tracts;
Stroke
- From:Journal of the Korean Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine
2008;32(2):222-225
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
We report the clinical usefulness of elucidating the state of the corticospinal tract (CST) by the use of diffusion tensor image tractography (DTT) in hemiparetic stroke patients. DTT was performed using 1.5 T magnetic resonance imaging. DTT demonstrated that the CST of the affected hemisphere was preserved in the medial portion of the hematoma in patient 1, but was interrupted by a hematoma in patient 2. DTT seems to be useful for elucidating the status of the CST in hemiparetic stroke patients.
