在现实世界的记忆诊所环境中,扩散MRI衍生的皮质微观结构测量的临床实用性
Mario Torso1, Giorgio Fumagalli2, Gerard R Ridgway1
1Oxford Brain Diagnostics Ltd, Oxford, UK.
Annals of clinical and translational neurology
|July 25, 2024
概括
对皮质微结构的扩散MRI测量可以改善轻度认知障碍 (MCI) 的预后. 添加扩散MRI标记物AngleR,增强了对痴呆症进展的预测,特别是在早期阶段.
科学领域:
- 神经成像是一种神经成像.
- 神经学 神经学
- 生物标志物发现发现
背景情况:
- 轻度认知障碍 (MCI) 的诊断和预后具有挑战性.
- 粉样蛋白/Tau/神经退行 (ATN) 生物标志物有助于预测痴呆症进展.
- 皮层微结构变化可能提供额外的预后价值.
研究的目的:
- 评估作为神经退行症标志物的皮质微结构的扩散MRI测量.
- 评估这些标志物是否能提高MCI患者的预后准确性.
- 研究它们在预测阿尔茨海默病 (AD) 或非AD痴呆症进展中的有用性.
主要方法:
- 90名MCI患者接受了临床评估,脑液分析和MRI (T1-结构和扩散).
- 计算了扩散MRI指标 (AngleR,ParlPD,PerpPD+,平均扩散度,FA) 的结果.
- 使用ROC分析评估了ATN生物标志物和AngleR的预测能力.
主要成果:
- 皮层扩散值在AD连续线上增加.
- ATN生物标志物预测了MCI转化为痴呆症,具有良好的积极但负面的预测价值.
- 整体大脑AngleR的结合显著改善了MCI A-T-患者的差异化,增加了21.25%的负预测值.
结论:
- 来自扩散MRI的皮质微结构测量在临床上是有帮助MCI的预后有用的.
- AngleR特别有望改善预测,特别是在粉样蛋白阴性/Tau阴性患者中.
- 扩散MRI标记物可以补充基于液体的ATN生物标记物,以改善临床决策.
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