ArticlePloS one2024
Bright middle cerebellar peduncle sign in multiple system atrophy with predominant cerebellar ataxia is more apparent in double-inversion recovery imaging than in conventional imaging.
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Abstract
Multiple system atrophy (MSA) is a neurodegenerative disorder that presents as parkinsonism, cerebellar ataxia, and autonomic dysfunction. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings of MSA are reported to be the atrophy of the putamen/pons/cerebellum, hot cross bun sign, and bright middle cerebellar peduncle (MCP) sign. Here, we assessed the sensitivity of detecting the bright MCP sign in patients with MSA cerebellar variant (MSA-C) using a double inversion recovery (DIR) procedure, comparing it to the sensitivity of detection by T2-weighted image (T2WI) and fluid-attenuated inversion recovery (FLAIR) sequences on conventional MRI. We evaluated 6 MSA-C patients and 6 control patients (multiple sclerosis, neuromyelitis optica, and spinocerebellar atrophy). Characteristics of all the patients were collected, and MRI was analyzed. Two neurologists independently evaluated the visualization of the bright MCP sign using a 4-point visual grade from Grade 0 to Grade 3. Differences in grade between DIR and T2WI or FLAIR were statistically analyzed. Also, as a quantitative analysis, the signal intensity of the MCP lesion was compared with that of the ipsilateral thalamus, and the MCP/thalamus ratio was evaluated. As a result, DIR more sensitively showed the bright MCP signs of MSA-C patients than T2WI or FLAIR. Also, the bright MCP sign deteriorated and expanded over time in the cases we followed with MRI. We also evaluated hot cross bun sign in the pons, but the hot cross bun sign in MSA-C patients was not significantly different between the DIR and conventional MRI sequences. The DIR procedure can be a more sensitive method for detecting the involvement of MCP lesions in MSA-C.
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