| Literature DB >> 17468444 |
Y Zhang1, R K Zabad, X Wei, L M Metz, M D Hill, J R Mitchell.
Abstract
T2 hypointensity (black T2, BT2) in the deep grey matter of multiple sclerosis (MS) patients correlate weakly with disability at 1.5 T. BT2 is likely to be caused by abnormal iron deposition. We compared the correlation between disability and deep grey matter BT2 measured on 3 T MRI and on 1.5 T MRI in 17 MS patients. We observed a significant correlation between expanded disability status scale and signal intensity on 3 T MRI in the globus pallidus and the caudate nucleus (r = -0.5, P < 0.05). BT2 at 3 T may be a useful MRI measure associated with disability in MS and warrants further study.Entities:
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Year: 2007 PMID： 17468444 DOI： 10.1177/1352458507076411
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Mult Scler ISSN： 1352-4585 Impact factor: 6.312