P-F Tang1, Y-H Ko, Z-A Luo, F-C Yeh, S-H A Chen, W-Y I Tseng. 1. School and Graduate Institute of Physical Therapy, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, No. 1 Jen-Ai Road, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China.
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: TS analysis has been suggested as a useful method to evaluate the fiber integrity of white matter tracts. This study investigated the intrarater and interrater reliability and validity of a TS analysis for the CST and compared the results with those of a ROI-based analysis. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Diffusion spectrum imaging was performed on 7 patients with subcortical ischemic stroke on a 3T MR imaging system. For the TS analysis, seed regions were placed at the cerebral peduncle and the medial portion of the primary motor cortex to reconstruct the tracts of the CST for motor control of the lower extremity. The mean GFA was measured at the PLIC by calculating the weighted sum of the GFAs sampled by the CST tracts at this segment. For the ROI-based analysis, the posterior two-thirds of the PLIC were enclosed on the GFA maps, and the mean GFA in this ROI was calculated. RESULTS: The results showed good-to-excellent intrarater and interrater reliability on the seed region/ROI placement (mean kappa values >0.80) and mean GFA values (ICCs >0.90) for both the TS and ROI-based analyses. Both the GFA(PLIC-TS) and GFA(PLIC-ROI) values were highly correlated with the motor function of the affected lower extremity (r = 0.76 and 0.80, respectively; P < .05). CONCLUSIONS: We demonstrated good reliability and validity of the TS and ROI-based analyses of the CST corresponding to lower extremity motor control in patients with subcortical ischemic stroke.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: TS analysis has been suggested as a useful method to evaluate the fiber integrity of white matter tracts. This study investigated the intrarater and interrater reliability and validity of a TS analysis for the CST and compared the results with those of a ROI-based analysis. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Diffusion spectrum imaging was performed on 7 patients with subcortical ischemic stroke on a 3T MR imaging system. For the TS analysis, seed regions were placed at the cerebral peduncle and the medial portion of the primary motor cortex to reconstruct the tracts of the CST for motor control of the lower extremity. The mean GFA was measured at the PLIC by calculating the weighted sum of the GFAs sampled by the CST tracts at this segment. For the ROI-based analysis, the posterior two-thirds of the PLIC were enclosed on the GFA maps, and the mean GFA in this ROI was calculated. RESULTS: The results showed good-to-excellent intrarater and interrater reliability on the seed region/ROI placement (mean kappa values >0.80) and mean GFA values (ICCs >0.90) for both the TS and ROI-based analyses. Both the GFA(PLIC-TS) and GFA(PLIC-ROI) values were highly correlated with the motor function of the affected lower extremity (r = 0.76 and 0.80, respectively; P < .05). CONCLUSIONS: We demonstrated good reliability and validity of the TS and ROI-based analyses of the CST corresponding to lower extremity motor control in patients with subcortical ischemic stroke.
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