Department of Radiology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine.
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine.
Magn Reson Med Sci. 2024 Jan 1;23(1):80-91. doi: 10.2463/mrms.mp.2022-0110. Epub 2023 Jan 19.
To investigate the characteristics of the putative meningeal lymphatics located at the posterior wall of the sigmoid sinus (PML-PSS) in human subjects imaged before and after intravenous administration (IV) of a gadolinium-based contrast agent (GBCA). The appearance of the PML-PSS and the enhancement of the perivascular space of the basal ganglia (PVS-BG) were analyzed for an association with gender, age, and clearance of the GBCA from the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF).
Forty-two patients with suspected endolymphatic hydrops were included. Heavily T2-weighted 3D-fluid attenuated inversion recovery (hT2w-3D-FLAIR) and 3D-real inversion recovery (IR) images were obtained at pre-administration, immediately post-administration, and at 4 and 24 hours after IV-GBCA. The appearance of the PML-PSS and the presence of enhancement in the PVS-BG were analyzed for a relationship with age, gender, contrast enhancement of the CSF at 4 hours after IV-GBCA, and the washout ratio of the GBCA in the CSF from 4 to 24 hours after IV-GBCA.
The PML-PSS and PVS-BG were seen in 23 of 42 and 21 of 42 cases, respectively, at 4 hours after IV-GBCA. In all PML-PSS positive cases, hT2w-3D-FLAIR signal enhancement was highest at 4 hours after IV-GBCA. A multivariate analysis between gender, age, CSF signal elevation at 4 hours, and washout ratio indicated that only the washout ratio was independently associated with the enhancement of the PML-PSS or PVS-BG. The odds ratios (95% CIs; P value) were 4.09 × 10 (2.39 × 10 - 0.07; 0.0078) for the PML-PSS and 1.7 × 10 (1.66 × 10 - 0.174; 0.014) for the PVS-BG.
The PML-PSS had the highest signal enhancement at 4 hours after IV-GBCA. When the PML-PSS was seen, there was also often enhancement of the PVS-BG at 4 hours after IV-GBCA. Both observed enhancements were associated with delayed GBCA excretion from the CSF.
研究静脉注射钆基对比剂(GBCA)前后,在人体受试者中位于乙状窦后壁的假定脑膜淋巴管(PML-PSS)的特征。分析 PML-PSS 的外观和基底节血管周围间隙(PVS-BG)的增强与性别、年龄以及 GBCA 从脑脊液(CSF)中的清除率之间的关系。
纳入 42 例疑似内淋巴积水的患者。在给药前、给药后即刻以及静脉注射 GBCA 后 4 小时和 24 小时,获得重 T2 加权 3D 液体衰减反转恢复(hT2w-3D-FLAIR)和 3D 反转恢复(IR)图像。分析 PML-PSS 的外观和 PVS-BG 的增强与年龄、性别、静脉注射 GBCA 后 4 小时 CSF 的对比增强以及静脉注射 GBCA 后 4 至 24 小时 CSF 中 GBCA 的洗脱率之间的关系。
在静脉注射 GBCA 后 4 小时,分别有 23 例和 21 例患者可见 PML-PSS 和 PVS-BG。在所有 PML-PSS 阳性病例中,hT2w-3D-FLAIR 信号增强在静脉注射 GBCA 后 4 小时最高。性别、4 小时 CSF 信号升高、洗脱率之间的多变量分析表明,只有洗脱率与 PML-PSS 或 PVS-BG 的增强独立相关。比值比(95%置信区间;P 值)分别为 PML-PSS 为 4.09×10(2.39×10-0.07;0.0078)和 PVS-BG 为 1.7×10(1.66×10-0.174;0.014)。
静脉注射 GBCA 后 4 小时 PML-PSS 信号增强最高。当观察到 PML-PSS 时,静脉注射 GBCA 后 4 小时 PVS-BG 也经常增强。这两种观察到的增强均与 GBCA 从 CSF 中的延迟排泄有关。