Maki Umino1, Masayuki Maeda2, Ryota Kogue3, Satoshi Nakamura3, Yuichiro Ii4, Hidekazu Tomimoto4, Hajime Sakuma3. 1. Department of Radiology, Mie University School of Medicine, 2-174 Edobashi, Tsu, Mie, 514-8507, Japan. m-tochio@clin.medic.mie-u.ac.jp. 2. Department of Neuroradiology, Mie University School of Medicine, Tsu, Mie, Japan. 3. Department of Radiology, Mie University School of Medicine, 2-174 Edobashi, Tsu, Mie, 514-8507, Japan. 4. Department of Neurology, Mie University School of Medicine, Tsu, Mie, Japan.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: Our aim was to evaluate the detectability of cortical superficial siderosis (cSS) by 3D FLAIR and 3D DIR images in comparison with the SWI images in patients with cognitive dysfunction. METHODS: We studied 246 patients with cognitive dysfunction (144 women, 102 men; mean age: 75.5 ± 7.53 years) who visited a memory clinic at our hospital and underwent MR examinations at 3 T. Specifically, 16 patients with Alzheimer disease (AD) (n = 11) and AD with cerebrovascular disease (n = 5) manifested cSS based on SWI. Each set of MR images (3D FLAIR and 3D DIR) was reviewed by two reviewers separately for the detection of sulcal hyperintensity that suggested cSS. RESULTS: SWI detected a greater number of cSS sulci than 3D DIR and 3D FLAIR. The sensitivity and specificity for the detection of sulcal hyperintensity were the same between 3D FLAIR and 3D DIR (87.5%/100%). However, 3D DIR detected a greater number of cSS sulci than 3D FLAIR (p = .005). CONCLUSIONS: Our study showed that 3D DIR and 3D FLAIR can detect sulcal hyperintensity related to cSS although they are less sensitive to cSS lesions than SWI. KEY POINTS: • 3D FLAIR and 3D DIR can show sulcal signal abnormalities related to cSS in patients with cognitive dysfunction. • 3D FLAIR and 3D DIR detect sulcal hyperintensity of cSS, although they are less sensitive to cSS than SWI. • Signal alterations due to cSS are more detectable in 3D DIR than in 3D FLAIR.
OBJECTIVES: Our aim was to evaluate the detectability of cortical superficial siderosis (cSS) by 3D FLAIR and 3D DIR images in comparison with the SWI images in patients with cognitive dysfunction. METHODS: We studied 246 patients with cognitive dysfunction (144 women, 102 men; mean age: 75.5 ± 7.53 years) who visited a memory clinic at our hospital and underwent MR examinations at 3 T. Specifically, 16 patients with Alzheimer disease (AD) (n = 11) and AD with cerebrovascular disease (n = 5) manifested cSS based on SWI. Each set of MR images (3D FLAIR and 3D DIR) was reviewed by two reviewers separately for the detection of sulcal hyperintensity that suggested cSS. RESULTS: SWI detected a greater number of cSS sulci than 3D DIR and 3D FLAIR. The sensitivity and specificity for the detection of sulcal hyperintensity were the same between 3D FLAIR and 3D DIR (87.5%/100%). However, 3D DIR detected a greater number of cSS sulci than 3D FLAIR (p = .005). CONCLUSIONS: Our study showed that 3D DIR and 3D FLAIR can detect sulcal hyperintensity related to cSS although they are less sensitive to cSS lesions than SWI. KEY POINTS: • 3D FLAIR and 3D DIR can show sulcal signal abnormalities related to cSS in patients with cognitive dysfunction. • 3D FLAIR and 3D DIR detect sulcal hyperintensity of cSS, although they are less sensitive to cSS than SWI. • Signal alterations due to cSS are more detectable in 3D DIR than in 3D FLAIR.
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Alzheimer disease; Brain; Cognitive dysfunction; Magnetic resonance imaging; Siderosis
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