To evaluate the effect of the positive-indefinite matrix on the diffusion tensor-derived parameters, a modified algorithm is proposed for calculating these parameters. Magnetic resonance （MR） diffusion tensor images...To evaluate the effect of the positive-indefinite matrix on the diffusion tensor-derived parameters, a modified algorithm is proposed for calculating these parameters. Magnetic resonance （MR） diffusion tensor images of five healthy volunteers are collected. The diffusion sensitive gradient magnetic fields are applied along 25 directions and the diffusion weighting value is 1 000 s/mm^2. Many positive-indefinite diffusion tensors can be found in the white matter area, such as the genu and the splenium of corpus callosum. Due to the positive-indefinite matrix, the mean diffusivity （MD） and the fractional anisotropy （FA） are under-estimated and over-estimated by using the conventional algorithm. Thus, the conventional algorithm is modified by using the absolute values of all eigenvalues. Results show that both the robustness and the reliability for deriving these parameters are improved by the modified algorithm.展开更多
Background:Recent autopsy study showed a high incidence of cerebrovascular lesions in Alzheimer's disease(AD).To assess the impact of cerebrovascular pathology in AD,we used diffusion tensor imaging(DTI) to study ...Background:Recent autopsy study showed a high incidence of cerebrovascular lesions in Alzheimer's disease(AD).To assess the impact of cerebrovascular pathology in AD,we used diffusion tensor imaging(DTI) to study AD patients with and without cerebrovascular lesions.Materials and Methods:Conventional and DTI scans were obtained from 10 patients with probable AD,10 AD/V patients(probable AD with cerebrovascular lesions) and ten normal controls.Mean diffusivity(D) and fractional anisotropy(FA) values of some structures involved with AD pathology were measured.Results:D value was higher in AD patients than in controls in hippocampus and the cingulate gyrus.In AD/V patients,increased D value was found in the same structures and also in the thalamus and basal ganglia compared to controls.There was a significant difference of D value between AD and AD/V patients.FA value reduced in the white matter of left inferior temporal gyrus and in the bilateral middle cingulate gyrus in patients with AD/V compared with controls.The MMSE(mini-mental state examination) score significantly correlated with FA value in the right hippocampus(r=0.639,P<0.019),in the right anterior cingulate gyrus(r=0.587,P<0.035) and in left parahippocampal gyrus(r=0.559,P<0.047).Conclusion:Cerebrovascular pathology had stronger impact on the D value than the AD pathology alone did.Elevated D value in thalamic and basal ganglia may contribute to cognitive decline in AD/V patients.Reduced FA values in AD/V patients may indicate that cerebrovascular pathology induced more severe white matter damage than the AD pathology alone did.展开更多
利用脑部的扩散张量磁共振图像(d iffus ion tensorm agnetic resonance im ag ing,DT-M R I),探索对阿尔茨海默病计算机辅助诊断方法,提出了一种线性识别方法。对9例阿尔茨海默病患者和9例正常人脑部在1.5 T磁共振成像系统上作DT-M R ...利用脑部的扩散张量磁共振图像(d iffus ion tensorm agnetic resonance im ag ing,DT-M R I),探索对阿尔茨海默病计算机辅助诊断方法,提出了一种线性识别方法。对9例阿尔茨海默病患者和9例正常人脑部在1.5 T磁共振成像系统上作DT-M R I扫描。测量胼胝体膝部、胼胝体压部和海马的表观扩散系数和各向异性分数。对这些参数进行了统计,以训练识别器。用留一法估算,得到识别正确率为83.33%。结果表明,DT-M R I图像可以反映阿尔茨海默患者脑部的受损情况,该识别方法能为阿尔茨海默病的临床诊断提供帮助。展开更多
基金Supported by the Research Project of Dongguan Higher Education (200910815252)the Beijing Natural Science Foundation(7102102)the Scientific Research Key Program of Beijing Municipal Commission of Ed-ucation(KZ200810025011)~~
文摘To evaluate the effect of the positive-indefinite matrix on the diffusion tensor-derived parameters, a modified algorithm is proposed for calculating these parameters. Magnetic resonance （MR） diffusion tensor images of five healthy volunteers are collected. The diffusion sensitive gradient magnetic fields are applied along 25 directions and the diffusion weighting value is 1 000 s/mm^2. Many positive-indefinite diffusion tensors can be found in the white matter area, such as the genu and the splenium of corpus callosum. Due to the positive-indefinite matrix, the mean diffusivity （MD） and the fractional anisotropy （FA） are under-estimated and over-estimated by using the conventional algorithm. Thus, the conventional algorithm is modified by using the absolute values of all eigenvalues. Results show that both the robustness and the reliability for deriving these parameters are improved by the modified algorithm.
文摘Background:Recent autopsy study showed a high incidence of cerebrovascular lesions in Alzheimer's disease(AD).To assess the impact of cerebrovascular pathology in AD,we used diffusion tensor imaging(DTI) to study AD patients with and without cerebrovascular lesions.Materials and Methods:Conventional and DTI scans were obtained from 10 patients with probable AD,10 AD/V patients(probable AD with cerebrovascular lesions) and ten normal controls.Mean diffusivity(D) and fractional anisotropy(FA) values of some structures involved with AD pathology were measured.Results:D value was higher in AD patients than in controls in hippocampus and the cingulate gyrus.In AD/V patients,increased D value was found in the same structures and also in the thalamus and basal ganglia compared to controls.There was a significant difference of D value between AD and AD/V patients.FA value reduced in the white matter of left inferior temporal gyrus and in the bilateral middle cingulate gyrus in patients with AD/V compared with controls.The MMSE(mini-mental state examination) score significantly correlated with FA value in the right hippocampus(r=0.639,P<0.019),in the right anterior cingulate gyrus(r=0.587,P<0.035) and in left parahippocampal gyrus(r=0.559,P<0.047).Conclusion:Cerebrovascular pathology had stronger impact on the D value than the AD pathology alone did.Elevated D value in thalamic and basal ganglia may contribute to cognitive decline in AD/V patients.Reduced FA values in AD/V patients may indicate that cerebrovascular pathology induced more severe white matter damage than the AD pathology alone did.
文摘利用脑部的扩散张量磁共振图像(d iffus ion tensorm agnetic resonance im ag ing,DT-M R I),探索对阿尔茨海默病计算机辅助诊断方法,提出了一种线性识别方法。对9例阿尔茨海默病患者和9例正常人脑部在1.5 T磁共振成像系统上作DT-M R I扫描。测量胼胝体膝部、胼胝体压部和海马的表观扩散系数和各向异性分数。对这些参数进行了统计,以训练识别器。用留一法估算,得到识别正确率为83.33%。结果表明,DT-M R I图像可以反映阿尔茨海默患者脑部的受损情况,该识别方法能为阿尔茨海默病的临床诊断提供帮助。
