卡德西尔
白质
壳核
部分各向异性
定量磁化率图
白质脑病
医学
磁共振弥散成像
病理
胃肠病学
内科学
心脏病学
磁共振成像
放射科
疾病
作者
Hui Hong,Shuyue Wang,Xinfeng Yu,Yeerfan Jiaerken,Xiaojun Guan,Qingze Zeng,Xinzhen Yin,Ruiting Zhang,Yao Zhang,Zili Zhu,Peiyu Huang,Minming Zhang
摘要
Widespread white matter (WM) injury is a hallmark feature of cerebral autosomal dominant arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy (CADASIL). However, controversies about the mechanism of WM tract injury exist persistently. Excessive iron accumulation, frequently reported in CADASIL patients, might cause WM tract injury.To test the association between iron accumulation and WM tract injury in CADASIL patients.Retrospective.A total of 35 CADASIL patients (age = 50.4 ± 6.4, 62.9% female) and 48 healthy controls (age = 55.7 ± 8.0, 68.8% female).Diffusion-weighted spin-echo echo-planar sequence; enhanced susceptibility-weighted angiography (ESWAN) gradient echo sequence on a 3 T scanner.The phase images acquired by ESWAN were used to calculate quantitative susceptibility mapping (QSM). Iron accumulation was evaluated in deep gray matters using QSM. WM tract injury was quantified by diffusion metrics based on WM major tracts skeleton. We compared iron deposition between groups and analyzed the correlation between WM tract injury and iron deposition in regions showing significant differences from healthy controls. Exploratory analysis was carried out to investigate whether WM tract injury mediated the relationship between iron deposition and cognitive impairment evaluated by Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE).General linear model (GLM), partial correlation, stepwise linear regression and mediation analysis were used. The threshold of statistical significance was set as p < 0.05.Compared with healthy controls, CADASIL patients had significantly increased iron deposition in the caudate and putamen. Aberrant iron deposition in these two regions was significantly associated with decreased WM fractional anisotropy (FA) (caudate, r = -0.373; putamen, r = - 0.421), and increased radial diffusivity (RD) (caudate, r = 0.372; putamen, r = 0.386). Furthermore, WM tract injury mediated the relationship between iron deposition and cognitive impairment.Patients with CADASIL show increased iron deposition in the caudate and putamen that is correlated to WM tract injury, which may in turn mediate the association with cognitive impairment.2 TECHNICAL EFFICACY: Stage 2.
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