2007 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
Relationships between MR diffusion-weighted images, pathology, clinical findings, and genetics in patioents with muscular dystrophy.
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17591312
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Radiation science
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| Research Institution | National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry |
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Principal Investigator |
SATO Noriko National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Japan, 部長 (10322017)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
OHYA Yasushi National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Japan, 武蔵病院神経内科, 医長 (40415568)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2005 – 2007
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| Keywords | Myotonic dystrophy / MR / Diffusion-weighted images / Radiology |
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| Research Abstract |
We have investigated the relationships between clinical and MR imaging findings, especially focusing on intensity changes of diffusion-weighted images of the legs. 25 patients with muscular dystrophy ; 15 patients with myotonic type, 4 patients with Becker type, 6 patients with Lomb-girdle type muscular dystrophy. Their ages were from 15 to 55 years old(mean age ; 36 years old), 17 men and 8 women. T2-weighted images with fat suppression showed multiple or diffuse high signals and diffusion-weighted images represented high signals at the same areas. There were correlations between them. ADC map also showed high intensity, which mean the T2 high signal represented T2 shine-through, probably due to edematous changes. There were correlations between high signals on T2- and diffusion-weighted images and clinical symptoms and serum creatine kinase. The cause of myotonic dystrophy is overextension of CTG(cytosine-thymidine-guanine) trinucleotide on q13.3 of chromosome 19. The number of the triplet extension was not correlated with MR T2 high signals. On the other hand, the patients with muscular dystrophy have a high risk for venous thrombosis of the legs. This study also proved the merit of diffusion-weighted images on MR. Acute thrombosis was shown as bright signal on diffusion-weighted images and low or isointensity on ADC map. It is useful to detect the thrombosis without contrast media which has sometimes induce side effect.
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Research Products
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[Journal Article] Assessment of Hemorrhage in Pituitary Macroadenoma by T2*-Weighted Gradient Echo MR Imaging.2007
Author(s)
Tosaka M, Sato N, Hirato J, Fujimaki H, Yamaguchi R, Kohga H, Hashimoto K,Yamada M, Mori M, Saito N, Yoshimoto Y.
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Journal Title
AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2007 28(10)
Pages: 2023-2029
Description
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[Journal Article] MR signal of the solid portion of pilocytic astrocytoma on T2-weighted images : it is useful for differentiation from medulloblastoma?2006
Author(s)
Arai K, Sato N, Aoki J, Yagi A, Taketomi-Takahashi A, Morita H, Koyama Y, Oba H, Ishiuchi S, Saito N, Endo K.
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Journal Title
Neuroradiology 48(4)
Pages: 233-237
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[Presentation] Diffusion abnormality in posterior cingulate fiber tracts in Alzheimer's disease : Tract-specific analysis (poster)2007
Author(s)
Yasuhiro Nakata, Noriko Sato, Osamu Abe, Shoko Shikakura, Kunimasa Arima, Nobuo Furuta, Masatake Uno, Shigeo Hirai, Yoshitaka Matsutani, Kuni Ohtomo, Shigeki Aoki
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American Society of Neuroradilogy
Place of Presentation
Chicago, USA
Year and Date
20070609-14
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