Increased diffusivity in MS lesions predicts blackhole risk
Posted: Wed Jun 02, 2010 2:33 am
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) quantifies Brownian motion of water within tissue. Inflammation leads to tissue injury, resulting in increased diffusivity and decreased directionality.
We hypothesize that DTI can quantify the damage within acute multiple sclerosis (MS) white matter lesions to predict gadolinium (Gd)-enhancing lesions that will persist 12 months later as T1 hypointensities.... Read More - http://www.msrc.co.uk/index.cfm/fuseact ... ageid/1816