PROTON MAGNETIC-RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY OF HUMAN BRAIN INVIVO IN THE EVALUATION OF MULTIPLE-SCLEROSIS - ASSESSMENT OF THE LOAD OF DISEASE

被引:256
作者
ARNOLD, DL
MATTHEWS, PM
FRANCIS, G
ANTEL, J
机构
[1] Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec
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10.1002/mrm.1910140115
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R8 [特种医学]; R445 [影像诊断学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100207 ; 1009 ;
摘要
Image localized, water‐suppressed proton magnetic resonance spectra were obtained from affected brain in patients with multiple sclerosis. In patients with moderate to severe chronic disease, spectra revealed a decreased ratio of N‐acetylaspartate to creatine resonance intensities. A normal ratio was obtained from a large recently symptomatic MRI plaque that resolved without sequelae. We propose that the observed metabolite changes can be useful as an index of irreversible CNS injury. © 1990 Academic Press, Inc. Copyright © 1990 Wiley‐Liss, Inc., A Wiley Company
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