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ArticleThe Journal of international medical research2021

Quantitative susceptibility-weighted imaging in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis with 3.0 T magnetic resonance imaging.

Meng-Yu Liu, Zhi-Ye Chen, Jin-Feng Li, Hua-Feng Xiao, Lin Ma

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Article in The Journal of international medical research, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Meng-Yu LiuDepartment of Radiology, First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.
Zhi-Ye ChenDepartment of Radiology, Hainan Hospital of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Sanya, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5463-8013
Jin-Feng LiDepartment of Radiology, First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.
Hua-Feng XiaoDepartment of Radiology, First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.
Lin MaDepartment of Radiology, First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3380-3040
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo evaluate alterations in phase-shift values in the gray matter of patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) using susceptibility-weighted imaging (SWI).

methodsTwenty patients with definite or probable ALS and 19 age- and sex-matched healthy controls were enrolled. SWI was performed using a 3.0 T magnetic resonance imaging scanner. Phase-shift values were measured in corrected phase images using regions of interest, which were placed on the bilateral precentral gyrus, frontal cortex, caudate nucleus, globus pallidus, and putamen.

resultsPhase-shift values of the precentral gyrus were significantly lower in ALS patients (-0.176 ± 0.050) than in the control group (-0.119 ± 0.016) on SWI. The average phase-shift values of the frontal cortex, caudate nucleus, globus pallidus, and putamen in ALS patients (-0.089 ± 0.023, -0.065 ± 0.016, -0.336 ± 0.191, and -0.227 ± 0.101, respectively) were not significantly different from those in the healthy controls (-0.885 ± 0.015, -0.079 ± 0.018, -0.329 ± 0.136, and -0.229 ± 0.083, respectively).

conclusionsCompared with healthy controls, ALS patients had a lower phase-shift value in the precentral gyrus, which may be related to abnormal iron overload. Thus, SWI is a potential method for identifying ALS patients.

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Amyotrophic Lateral SclerosisMotor CortexBrainHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingAmyotrophic lateral sclerosismagnetic resonance imagingmotor neuron diseasephase-shift valuesquantitative susceptibility mappingsusceptibility-weighted imaging

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