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Lorenzo Testaverde¹, Laura Caporali, Eugenio Venditti

¹Department of Radiological Sciences, University "Sapienza" of Rome, Rome, Italy. doctor.lot@gmail.com

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Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) reveals significant differences in fractional anisotropy (FA) between multiple sclerosis (MS) patients and controls. Mean diffusivity (MD) showed no significant variation, suggesting FA is a key DTI parameter for MS assessment.

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Radiology

Background:

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) diagnosis relies on Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI).
Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI) offers quantitative metrics like fractional anisotropy (FA) and mean diffusivity (MD).
There's a need for reproducible quantitative parameters in MS imaging.

Purpose of the Study:

To evaluate fractional anisotropy (FA) and mean diffusivity (MD) values in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients using DTI.
To compare DTI parameters between normal white matter (NWM), normal-appearing white matter (NAWM), and diseased white matter (lesions) in MS patients and controls.

Main Methods:

Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI) was performed on MS patients and healthy controls.
Fractional anisotropy (FA) and mean diffusivity (MD) values were extracted from normal white matter (NWM), normal-appearing white matter (NAWM), and active/inactive lesions.
Levene's test was used for statistical comparison of variances.

Main Results:

Significant differences (P < 0.05) were found in FA values between control NWM and MS patient NAWM and lesions (active/inactive).
No significant differences (P > 0.05) were observed in MD values between control NWM and MS patient NAWM and lesions (active/inactive).

Conclusions:

Fractional anisotropy (FA) values derived from DTI show significant variations in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients.
DTI analysis, particularly FA, can provide valuable quantitative information for diagnosing MS.
Implementation of DTI analysis in routine MRI protocols is suggested for MS diagnosis and assessment.