White-matter-nulled MPRAGE at 7T reveals thalamic lesions and atrophy of specific thalamic nuclei in multiple sclerosis
DOUSSET, Vincent
Neurocentre Magendie : Physiopathologie de la Plasticité Neuronale [U1215 Inserm - UB]
Neurocentre Magendie : Physiopathologie de la Plasticité Neuronale [U1215 Inserm - UB]
TOURDIAS, Thomas
Neurocentre Magendie : Physiopathologie de la Plasticité Neuronale [U1215 Inserm - UB]
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Neurocentre Magendie : Physiopathologie de la Plasticité Neuronale [U1215 Inserm - UB]
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Résumé en anglais
Background: Investigating the degeneration of specific thalamic nuclei in multiple sclerosis (MS) remains challenging. Methods: White-matter-nulled (WMn) MPRAGE, MP-FLAIR, and standard T1-weighted magnetic resonance imaging ...Lire la suite >
Background: Investigating the degeneration of specific thalamic nuclei in multiple sclerosis (MS) remains challenging. Methods: White-matter-nulled (WMn) MPRAGE, MP-FLAIR, and standard T1-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) were performed on MS patients (n = 15) and matched controls (n = 12). Thalamic lesions were counted in individual sequences and lesion contrast-to-noise ratio (CNR) was measured. Volumes of 12 thalamic nuclei were measured using an automatic segmentation pipeline specifically developed for WMn-MPRAGE. Results: WMn-MPRAGE showed more thalamic MS lesions (n = 35 in 9 out of 15 patients) than MP-FLAIR (n = 25) and standard T1 (n = 23), which was associated with significant improvement of CNR (p < 0.0001). MS patients had whole thalamus atrophy (p = 0.003) with lower volumes found for the anteroventral (p < 0.001), the pulvinar (p < 0.0001), and the habenular (p = 0.004) nuclei. Conclusion: WMn-MPRAGE and automatic thalamic segmentation can highlight thalamic MS lesions and measure patterns of focal thalamic atrophy. © The Author(s), 2019.< Réduire
Mots clés en anglais
Thalamic nuclei
Multiple sclerosis
Multi-atlas segmentation
White matter nulled MPRAGE
Ultra-high field MRI
Project ANR
Translational Research and Advanced Imaging Laboratory - ANR-10-LABX-0057
Bordeaux Region Aquitaine Initiative for Neuroscience - ANR-10-LABX-0043
Bordeaux Region Aquitaine Initiative for Neuroscience - ANR-10-LABX-0043