National Research Council Canada, Institute for Biodiagnostics (Atlantic), Halifax, N.S., Canada.
Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord. 2010;30(2):121-30. doi: 10.1159/000319537. Epub 2010 Aug 21.
This study investigates how T(1)-weighted MRI can be used to evaluate brain anatomical changes. We investigated these changes in Alzheimer's disease (AD) and normal aging.
A semiquantitative brain atrophy and lesion index (BALI) was constructed by adapting existing visual rating scales and validated in 3 datasets.
The T(1)- and T(2)-weighted-imaging-based scores were highly correlated. They were both closely associated with age and with cognitive test scores.
The T(1)-based BALI helps describe brain structural variability in AD, mild cognitive impairment and normal aging.
本研究旨在探讨 T1 加权 MRI 如何用于评估脑解剖结构变化。我们研究了阿尔茨海默病 (AD) 和正常衰老过程中的这些变化。
通过采用现有的视觉评分量表,构建了半定量脑萎缩和病变指数 (BALI),并在 3 个数据集进行了验证。
T1 和 T2 加权成像的评分高度相关。它们都与年龄和认知测试评分密切相关。
基于 T1 的 BALI 有助于描述 AD、轻度认知障碍和正常衰老过程中的脑结构变异性。