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1From the Department of Radiology (W.L., X. Wang, X. Wei, M.W.), Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai, China 1072884137@qq.com liwenbin@sjtu.edu.cn.
Background And Purpose:
Finding a reliable biomarker to thoroughly assess the brain structure changes in posttraumatic epilepsy is of great importance. Our aim was to explore the value of diffusional kurtosis imaging combined with dynamic contrast-enhanced MR imaging in the evaluation of posttraumatic epilepsy.
Materials And Methods:
A modified weight-drop device was used to induce traumatic brain injury. Rabbits were exposed to traumatic brain injury or sham injury. Diffusional kurtosis imaging and dynamic contrast-enhanced MR imaging were performed 1 day after injury. Posttraumatic epilepsy was investigated 3 months after injury. The traumatic brain injury group was further divided into 2 groups: the posttraumatic epilepsy and the non-posttraumatic epilepsy groups. Mean kurtosis and volume transfer coefficient values in the cortex, hippocampus, and thalamus were analyzed. After follow-up, the experimental animals were sacrificed for Nissl staining.
Results:
The posttraumatic epilepsy group comprised 8 rabbits. In the ipsilateral cortex, the volume transfer coefficient in the traumatic brain injury group was higher than that in the sham group; the volume transfer coefficient in the posttraumatic epilepsy group was higher than that in the non-posttraumatic epilepsy group. In the ipsilateral hippocampus, the volume transfer coefficient in the posttraumatic epilepsy group was higher than that in the non-posttraumatic epilepsy and sham groups. No difference was observed between the non-posttraumatic epilepsy and sham groups. In the ipsilateral cortex, mean kurtosis in the traumatic brain injury group was lower than that in the sham group, and mean kurtosis in the posttraumatic epilepsy group was lower than that in the non-posttraumatic epilepsy group. In the ipsilateral thalamus and hippocampus, mean kurtosis in the traumatic brain injury group was lower than that in the sham group, and mean kurtosis in the posttraumatic epilepsy group was lower than that in the non-posttraumatic epilepsy group. In the contralateral thalamus, mean kurtosis in the traumatic brain injury group was lower than that in the sham group; however, no difference was observed between the posttraumatic epilepsy and non-posttraumatic epilepsy groups.
Conclusions:
Diffusional kurtosis imaging and dynamic contrast-enhanced MR imaging could be used to predict the occurrence of posttraumatic epilepsy in rabbits exposed to experimental traumatic brain injury.
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