Purpose: To understand the meaning of diffuse excessive high signal intensity (DEHSI) of white matter (WM), a frequently observed finding on MR in VLBW infants at a corrected term age. Methods: This is a retrospective study. Qualitative visual assessment of cerebral WM signal intensity on T2WI was performed by two readers on 78 VLBW infants, scanned on a 1.5 T-MRI at term equivalent age. ADC values were then measured in six regions of interest: four in frontal and parietal periventricular and two in parietal subcortical WM. Mean ADC values were then compared with qualitative visual assessment and with mean ADC values obtained ten term healthy babies. Both periventricular and subcortical mean ADC values were correlated with the neurological follow-up, evaluated with the Griffith’s mental developmental scale at 36 months. Results: There was no agreement between the visual qualitative assessment of white matter DEHSI and corresponding ADC values (P values = 0.42 for periventricular WM; P values = 0.18 for subcortical WM). Mean ADC values were higher in preterms than in term babies (P values <0.001). No significant correlation was found between ADC values and the developmental quotient at 36 months (P values >0.05). Conclusions: DEHSI in VLBW infants is a MR finding poorly defined with conventional T2 MRI. The presence of T2 hyperintensities weakly correlates with ADC, and ADC values are not associated with the neurological long-term outcome at 3 years, demonstrating that DEHSI should not be considered as a WM disease.
Neurodevelopmental outcome at 36 months in very low birth weight premature infants with MR diffuse excessive high signal intensity (DEHSI) of cerebral white matter / S.F. Calloni, C.M. Cinnante, L. Bassi, S. Avignone, M. Fumagalli, L. Bonello, D. Consonni, O. Picciolini, F. Mosca, F. Triulzi. - In: LA RADIOLOGIA MEDICA. - ISSN 0033-8362. - 120:11(2015 Nov), pp. 1056-1063. [10.1007/s11547-015-0540-2]
Neurodevelopmental outcome at 36 months in very low birth weight premature infants with MR diffuse excessive high signal intensity (DEHSI) of cerebral white matter
M. Fumagalli;F. Mosca;F. Triulzi
2015
Abstract
Purpose: To understand the meaning of diffuse excessive high signal intensity (DEHSI) of white matter (WM), a frequently observed finding on MR in VLBW infants at a corrected term age. Methods: This is a retrospective study. Qualitative visual assessment of cerebral WM signal intensity on T2WI was performed by two readers on 78 VLBW infants, scanned on a 1.5 T-MRI at term equivalent age. ADC values were then measured in six regions of interest: four in frontal and parietal periventricular and two in parietal subcortical WM. Mean ADC values were then compared with qualitative visual assessment and with mean ADC values obtained ten term healthy babies. Both periventricular and subcortical mean ADC values were correlated with the neurological follow-up, evaluated with the Griffith’s mental developmental scale at 36 months. Results: There was no agreement between the visual qualitative assessment of white matter DEHSI and corresponding ADC values (P values = 0.42 for periventricular WM; P values = 0.18 for subcortical WM). Mean ADC values were higher in preterms than in term babies (P values <0.001). No significant correlation was found between ADC values and the developmental quotient at 36 months (P values >0.05). Conclusions: DEHSI in VLBW infants is a MR finding poorly defined with conventional T2 MRI. The presence of T2 hyperintensities weakly correlates with ADC, and ADC values are not associated with the neurological long-term outcome at 3 years, demonstrating that DEHSI should not be considered as a WM disease.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
---|---|---|---|
FumagallitriulziRadMed2015.pdf
accesso riservato
Tipologia:
Publisher's version/PDF
Dimensione
1.96 MB
Formato
Adobe PDF
|
1.96 MB | Adobe PDF | Visualizza/Apri Richiedi una copia |
Pubblicazioni consigliate
I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.