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Correlation of magnetization transfer and diffusion magnetic resonance imaging in multiple sclerosis

M CG Otaduy

Department of Radiology, Medical School of the University of São Paulo, São Paulo, 05403-900, Brazil, mgotaduy{at}usp.br

D Callegaro

Department of Neurology, Medical School of the University of São Paulo, São Paulo, 05403-900, Brazil

L A Bacheschi

Department of Neurology, Medical School of the University of São Paulo, São Paulo, 05403-900, Brazil

C C Leite

Department of Radiology, Medical School of the University of São Paulo, São Paulo, 05403-900, Brazil

The aim of this study was to correlate diffusion to magnetization transfer (MT) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) results in multiple sclerosis (MS), in order to establish if the former technique provides complementary information. Magnetization transfer ratio (MTR) and apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) were measured in 156 different regions of interest (ROIs) of 14 MS patients, where 84 corresponded to T1 hypointense lesions, 60 to T1 isointense lesions and 12 to regions of normal appearing white matter (NAWM). MTR mean value was higher for T1 isointense than for T1 hypointense lesions, and lower when compared to NAWM. ADC mean value for T1 isointense lesions was higher than for NAWM, but lower than for T1 hypointense lesions. A significant negative correlation was found between ADC and MTR for hypointense lesions (Pearson’s r =- 0.758, PB < 0.001), whereas this correlation was much weaker for T1 isointense lesions (Pearson’s r =- 0.256, P = 0.049). There was no correlation between ADC and MTR for NAWM. The fact that ADC and MTR show a strong correlation only for T1 hypointense lesions indicates that, when tissue integrity is not severely compromised, as in the case of T1 isointense lesions or NAWM, ADC and MTR might be sensitive to different pathological processes.

Key Words: diffusion • lesions • magnetic resonance imaging • magnetization transfer • multiple sclerosis • normal appearing white matter

Multiple Sclerosis, Vol. 12, No. 6, 754-759 (2006)
DOI: 10.1177/1352458506070824
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