Yousry T A, Fesl G, Walther E, Voltz R, Filippi M
Department of Neuroradiology, Neurology Klinikum Grosshadern, University of Munich, Germany.
J Neurol Sci. 1998 Jun 30;158(2):221-5. doi: 10.1016/s0022-510x(98)00114-2.
We compared the sensitivity of single and triple dose Gd-DTPA magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in detecting enhancing lesions in the spinal cord of 13 patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). We detected two enhancing lesions in two of 13 (15%) patients when the single dose of Gd-DTPA was used and 12 lesions in five of 13 (38%) patients when the triple dose of Gd-DTPA was used. These results suggest that: (1) the use of triple dose increases the sensitivity of spinal cord MRI when studying relapsing-remitting or secondary progressive MS patients, (2) triple dose Gd-DTPA enhanced of the spinal cord MRI might be useful in monitoring disease activity in patients with MS.
我们比较了单剂量和三剂量钆喷酸葡胺磁共振成像(MRI)检测13例多发性硬化症(MS)患者脊髓强化病灶的敏感性。使用单剂量钆喷酸葡胺时,13例患者中有2例(15%)检测到2个强化病灶;使用三剂量钆喷酸葡胺时,13例患者中有5例(38%)检测到12个病灶。这些结果表明:(1)在研究复发缓解型或继发进展型MS患者时,使用三剂量可提高脊髓MRI的敏感性;(2)三剂量钆喷酸葡胺增强的脊髓MRI可能有助于监测MS患者的疾病活动。