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Brain Abnormalities In ME/CFS: Evaluation By Diffusional Kurtosis Imaging And Neurite Orientation Dispersion And Density Imaging
Saturday 17 November 2018
From the American Myalgic Encephalomyelitis and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Society:
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Brain Abnormalities In Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Evaluation By Diffusional Kurtosis Imaging And Neurite Orientation Dispersion And Density Imaging
Abstract:
BACKGROUND: Diffusional kurtosis imaging (DKI) and neurite orientation dispersion and density imaging (NODDI) metrics provide more specific information regarding pathological changes than diffusion tensor imaging (DTI).
PURPOSE: To detect microstructural abnormalities in myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) / chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) patients by using DKI and NODDI metrics.
STUDY TYPE: Prospective.
POPULATION: Twenty ME/CFS patients and 23 healthy controls were recruited.
FIELD STRENGTH/SEQUENCE: Three-b value DWI (b-values = 0, 1000, and 2000 sec/mm2 ) and 3D T1 -weighted images were at 3.0T.
ASSESSMENT: Mean kurtosis (MK), neurite density index (NDI), orientation dispersion index (ODI), fractional anisotropy (FA), and mean diffusivity (MD) were calculated.
STATISTICAL TESTING: The two-sample t-test analysis in SPM12 software was used to compare the differences between ME/CFS and control groups.
RESULTS: In the ME/CFS patients, we observed significant FA decreases in the genu of the corpus callosum and the anterior limb of the right internal capsule (P < 0.05), but no significant difference in MD (P = 0.164); there were also significant MK decreases in the right frontal area, anterior cingulate gyrus, superior longitudinal fasciculus (SLF), and left parietal area (P < 0.05). Significant NDI decreases were observed in the right posterior cingulate gyrus, SLF, and left frontal area of the ME/CFS patients (P < 0.05). Significant ODI decreases were seen in the bilateral occipital areas, right superior temporal gyrus, the anterior limb of internal capsule, and the posterior cingulate gyrus (P < 0.05), and significant ODI increases were revealed in the bilateral occipital and right temporal areas (P < 0.05).
DATA CONCLUSION: Right SLF abnormalities may be a diagnostic marker for ME/CFS.
LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: 1 Technical Efficacy: Stage 2 J. Magn. Reson. Imaging 2018.
© 2018 International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine.
Source: Kimura Y, Sato N, Ota M, Shigemoto Y, Morimoto E, Enokizono M, Matsuda H, Shin I, Amano K, Ono H, Sato W, Yamamura T. Brain abnormalities in myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome: Evaluation by diffusional kurtosis imaging and neurite orientation dispersion and density imaging. J Magn Reson Imaging. 2018 Nov 14. doi: 10.1002/jmri.26247. [Epub ahead of print] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30430664
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