Davies-Thompson J, Vavasour I, Scheel M, Rauscher A, Barton J J S
From the Crossmodal Perception and Plasticity Laboratory (J.D.-T.), Center of Mind/Brain Sciences, University of Trento, Trento, Italy Human Vision and Eye Movement Laboratory (J.D.-T., J.J.S.B.)
Departments of Medicine (Neurology), Ophthalmology, and Visual Sciences, Department of Radiology (I.V.).
AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2016 Aug;37(8):1487-9. doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A4719. Epub 2016 Mar 3.
Previous studies using diffusion tensor imaging to examine white matter in Niemann-Pick disease type C have produced mixed results. However, diffusion tensor imaging does not directly measure myelin and may be affected by other structural changes. We used myelin water imaging to more directly examine demyelination in 2 patients with Niemann-Pick disease type C. The results suggest that this technique may be useful for identifying regional changes in myelination in this condition.
以往使用扩散张量成像来检查C型尼曼-匹克病白质的研究结果不一。然而,扩散张量成像并不直接测量髓磷脂,可能会受到其他结构变化的影响。我们使用髓磷脂水成像更直接地检查了2例C型尼曼-匹克病患者的脱髓鞘情况。结果表明,该技术可能有助于识别这种情况下髓鞘形成的区域变化。