PURPOSE: To explore the overall diagnostic ability of magnetic resonance (MR) fluid-attenuated inversion recovery (FLAIR) imaging for clinically verified amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). MATERIALS AND METHODS: Abnormal signal intensity in FLAIR images of 18 patients with ALS and 18 age-matched normal controls were scored and compared. Six patients had serial MR imaging scans within 97 days. Mann Whitney U statistics and ANOVA were used for statistical analysis. RESULTS: Hyperintensity in the subcortical white matter (SWM) and the dark line along the posterior rim of the precentral gyri were found more frequently in patients with ALS. The scores for these two signs were significantly different from those of normal controls. Hyperintensity in the corticospinal tract (CST) was found in both ALS and normal controls, but the difference was not statistically significant. ANOVA on the serial FLAIR studies revealed no significant difference in the scores among the series. The hyperintensity in SWM had a sensitivity of 56% and specificity of 94%, while the dark line in the motor cortex had a 74% sensitivity and 67% specificity. CONCLUSION: Hyperintensity in SWM and the dark line along the posterior rim of the precentral gyri appeared more frequently in the patients with ALS. SWM hyperintensity has a better specificity in association with clinically verified ALS, while the motor dark line has a better sensitivity. No correlation was found between the FLAIR findings and progression of the disease. Copyright 2003 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
PURPOSE: To explore the overall diagnostic ability of magnetic resonance (MR) fluid-attenuated inversion recovery (FLAIR) imaging for clinically verified amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). MATERIALS AND METHODS: Abnormal signal intensity in FLAIR images of 18 patients with ALS and 18 age-matched normal controls were scored and compared. Six patients had serial MR imaging scans within 97 days. Mann Whitney U statistics and ANOVA were used for statistical analysis. RESULTS: Hyperintensity in the subcortical white matter (SWM) and the dark line along the posterior rim of the precentral gyri were found more frequently in patients with ALS. The scores for these two signs were significantly different from those of normal controls. Hyperintensity in the corticospinal tract (CST) was found in both ALS and normal controls, but the difference was not statistically significant. ANOVA on the serial FLAIR studies revealed no significant difference in the scores among the series. The hyperintensity in SWM had a sensitivity of 56% and specificity of 94%, while the dark line in the motor cortex had a 74% sensitivity and 67% specificity. CONCLUSION: Hyperintensity in SWM and the dark line along the posterior rim of the precentral gyri appeared more frequently in the patients with ALS. SWM hyperintensity has a better specificity in association with clinically verified ALS, while the motor dark line has a better sensitivity. No correlation was found between the FLAIR findings and progression of the disease. Copyright 2003 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
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