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Diffusion-Tensor Imaging of Thigh Muscles in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy: Correlation of Apparent Diffusion Coefficient and Fractional Anisotropy Values With Fatty Infiltration.
Li, Gui Dian; Liang, Ying Yin; Xu, Ping; Ling, Jian; Chen, Ying Ming.
Afiliação
  • Li GD; 1 Department of Radiology, The Eastern Hospital of First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China.
  • Liang YY; 2 Department of Neurology, The Eastern Hospital of First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China.
  • Xu P; 1 Department of Radiology, The Eastern Hospital of First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China.
  • Ling J; 1 Department of Radiology, The Eastern Hospital of First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China.
  • Chen YM; 3 Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, No. 58 2nd Zhongshan Rd, Guangzhou, Canton 510080, China.
AJR Am J Roentgenol ; 206(4): 867-70, 2016 Apr.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26866848
ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE:

The purpose of this study is to investigate the correlation of apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) and fractional anisotropy (FA) values with fatty infiltration in the thigh muscles of patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) using diffusion-tensor imaging (DTI). SUBJECTS AND

METHODS:

Twenty-one boys with DMD were recruited. The grade of fatty infiltration and the ADC and FA values of four thigh muscles (rectus femoris, semitendinosus, sartorius, and gracilis) were measured, and the FA and ADC values were compared with the grade of fatty infiltration. Twenty age-matched healthy boys were enrolled as the control group. The differences in the ADC and FA values of the thigh muscles between patients with DMD and the control group were compared.

RESULTS:

The patients with DMD showed lower FA values and higher ADC values in all measured muscles when compared with the control group. The FA and ADC values were correlated with the grade of fatty infiltration. For the rectus femoris muscle, r = -0.753 and p = 0.007 for FA, and r = 0.685 and p = 0.001 for ADC. For the semitendinosus muscle, r = -0.621 and p = 0.041 for FA, and r = 0.705 and p = 0.021 for ADC. For the sartorius muscle, r = -0.662 and p = 0.027 for FA, and r = 0.701 and p = 0.017 for ADC. For the gracilis muscle, r = -0.618 and p = 0.043 for FA, and r = 0.695 and p = 0.022 for ADC.

CONCLUSION:

Damage to the thigh muscles in patients with DMD can be detected by ADC and FA values using DTI. DTI can be used to assess the severity of the disease.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Coxa da Perna / Tecido Adiposo / Músculo Esquelético / Distrofia Muscular de Duchenne / Imagem de Tensor de Difusão Tipo de estudo: Observational_studies Limite: Adolescent / Child / Child, preschool / Humans / Infant / Male Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2016 Tipo de documento: Article

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Coxa da Perna / Tecido Adiposo / Músculo Esquelético / Distrofia Muscular de Duchenne / Imagem de Tensor de Difusão Tipo de estudo: Observational_studies Limite: Adolescent / Child / Child, preschool / Humans / Infant / Male Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2016 Tipo de documento: Article