Jibin Cao1, Yongnan Mu2, Xiaohan Xu1, Huanhuan Li1, Zequn Liu1, Meiling Cao3, Peng Wang3, Wenge Sun1, Lingling Cui4. 1. Department of Radiology, The First Hospital of China Medical University, 155 Nanjing North Street, Heping District, Shenyang, 110001, Liaoning, People's Republic of China. 2. Department of Medicine, Englewood Hospital, Englewood, NJ, USA. 3. Department of Neonatology, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China. 4. Department of Radiology, The First Hospital of China Medical University, 155 Nanjing North Street, Heping District, Shenyang, 110001, Liaoning, People's Republic of China. cmu00ring@163.com.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) is one of the common causes of neurological injury in full-term neonates following perinatal asphyxia. The conventional magnetic resonance technique has low sensitivity in detecting variations in cerebral blood flow in patients with HIE. OBJECTIVE: This article evaluates the clinical diagnostic value of three-dimensional pseudo-continuous arterial spin labelling (3-D pcASL) perfusion magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for early prediction of neurobehavioral outcomes in full-term neonates with HIE. MATERIALS AND METHODS: All neonates diagnosed with HIE underwent MRI (conventional and 3-D pcASL perfusion MRI). Cerebral blood flow values were measured in the basal ganglia (caudate nuclei, lenticular nuclei), thalami and white matter regions (frontal lobes, corona radiata). After 1-month follow-up, the Neonatal Behavioral Neurological Assessment scores were used to divide patients into favourable outcome group versus adverse outcome group. RESULTS: Twenty-three patients were enrolled in this study. There were no statistical differences between the symmetrical cerebral blood flow values of bilateral basal ganglia, thalami and white matter regions. However, the cerebral blood flow values of grey matter nuclei were higher than the white matter regions. The average value of cerebral blood flow in the basal ganglia and thalami in the adverse outcome group was 37.28±6.42 ml/100 g/min, which is greater than the favourable outcome group (22.55 ± 3.21 ml/100 g/min) (P<0.01). The area under the curve (AUC) of 3-D pcASL perfusion MRI was 0.992 with a cutoff value of 28.75 ml/100 g/min, with a Youden's index of 0.9231. The sensitivity and specificity were 92.3% and 100%, respectively. CONCLUSION: The 3-D pcASL demonstrated higher perfusion alteration in the basal ganglia and thalami of neonatal HIE with adverse outcomes. The 3-D pcASL perfusion MRI has the potential to predict neurobehavioral outcomes of neonates with HIE.
BACKGROUND: Neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) is one of the common causes of neurological injury in full-term neonates following perinatal asphyxia. The conventional magnetic resonance technique has low sensitivity in detecting variations in cerebral blood flow in patients with HIE. OBJECTIVE: This article evaluates the clinical diagnostic value of three-dimensional pseudo-continuous arterial spin labelling (3-D pcASL) perfusion magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for early prediction of neurobehavioral outcomes in full-term neonates with HIE. MATERIALS AND METHODS: All neonates diagnosed with HIE underwent MRI (conventional and 3-D pcASL perfusion MRI). Cerebral blood flow values were measured in the basal ganglia (caudate nuclei, lenticular nuclei), thalami and white matter regions (frontal lobes, corona radiata). After 1-month follow-up, the Neonatal Behavioral Neurological Assessment scores were used to divide patients into favourable outcome group versus adverse outcome group. RESULTS: Twenty-three patients were enrolled in this study. There were no statistical differences between the symmetrical cerebral blood flow values of bilateral basal ganglia, thalami and white matter regions. However, the cerebral blood flow values of grey matter nuclei were higher than the white matter regions. The average value of cerebral blood flow in the basal ganglia and thalami in the adverse outcome group was 37.28±6.42 ml/100 g/min, which is greater than the favourable outcome group (22.55 ± 3.21 ml/100 g/min) (P<0.01). The area under the curve (AUC) of 3-D pcASL perfusion MRI was 0.992 with a cutoff value of 28.75 ml/100 g/min, with a Youden's index of 0.9231. The sensitivity and specificity were 92.3% and 100%, respectively. CONCLUSION: The 3-D pcASL demonstrated higher perfusion alteration in the basal ganglia and thalami of neonatal HIE with adverse outcomes. The 3-D pcASL perfusion MRI has the potential to predict neurobehavioral outcomes of neonates with HIE.
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