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ArticleJournal of neuroimaging : official journal of the American Society of Neuroimaging

Rapid Estimation of Myelin for Diagnostic Imaging and Quantification of Therapy Responses in Multiple Sclerosis.

Evangelos Katsarogiannis, Russell Ouellette, Johan Virhammar, Anne-Marie Landtblom, Joachim Burman, Tobias Granberg, Shala G Berntsson

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  1. Rapid Estimation of Myelin for Diagnostic Imaging and Quantification of Therapy Responses in Multiple Sclerosis.Journal of neuroimaging : official journal of the American Society of Neuroimaging
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7 authors.

Evangelos KatsarogiannisDepartment of Medical Sciences, Neurology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0008-2366-1377
Russell OuelletteDepartment of Clinical Neurosciences, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9217-1445
Johan VirhammarDepartment of Medical Sciences, Neurology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9901-2949
Anne-Marie LandtblomDepartment of Medical Sciences, Neurology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
Joachim BurmanDepartment of Medical Sciences, Neurology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
Tobias GranbergDepartment of Clinical Neurosciences, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6700-1022
Shala G BerntssonDepartment of Medical Sciences, Neurology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.

Funding

Alzheimerfonden CIMED junior grantby Alzheimersfonden, Karolinska InstitutetKommunfullmäktige, Stockholms Stad ALF Medicine grantsMerck Institute for Science Education Grant for Multiple Sclerosis Innovation awardMultiple Sclerosis Innovation AwardRegion StockholmSvenska Sällskapet för Medicinsk Forskning Big grantSvenska Sällskapet för Medicinsk Forskning SG-22-0192-H-01the Swedish Society for Medical Research SG-22-0192-H-01
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

background and purposeRecent MRI developments have allowed for in vivo myelin imaging in clinically feasible time frames. This retrospective study aimed to evaluate the ability of the Rapid Estimation of Myelin for Diagnostic Imaging (REMyDI) technique in monitoring longitudinal myelin changes and brain atrophy in persons with multiple sclerosis (pwMS) undergoing treatment with rituximab or autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (aHSCT).

methodsBetween May 2017 and January 2022, 62 pwMS treated with either rituximab (n = 25) or aHSCT (n = 37) underwent brain MRI scans at three time points. A 3 Tesla brain MRI was performed, including 3D T1-weighted imaging, 3D T2-weighted fluid-attenuated inversion recovery imaging, and 2D multi-dynamic multi-echo imaging for REMyDI and brain volumetrics. Longitudinal changes in imaging parameters and associations with the Expanded Disability Status Scale and Symbol Digit Modalities Test were analyzed using mixed-effects models.

resultsThe rituximab group exhibited increases in whole-brain myelin (+0.25 mL per year), cortical myelin (+0.11 mL per year), and myelin in normal-appearing deep gray matter (NADGM) (+0.02 mL per year). In contrast, these measures were stable or declined in the aHSCT group. Brain parenchymal fraction showed a larger reduction in the rituximab group (-0.68% per year) compared to the aHSCT group (-0.24% per year). Myelin-related imaging measures showed positive but nonsignificant associations with clinical parameters.

conclusionsREMyDI enables longitudinal assessment of myelin-related metrics in vivo, which complements conventional brain volumetrics and is suitable for monitoring treatment responses in MS.

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Hematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantationMagnetic Resonance ImagingMultiple SclerosisMyelin SheathRituximabAdultBrainFemaleHumansImmunologic FactorsMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesTreatment OutcomeImmunologic FactorsRituximabaHSCTmultiple sclerosismyelinrituximabtherapy response

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PMCPMC12903832

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