DWI-based MR thermometry: could it discriminate Alzheimer's disease from mild cognitive impairment and healthy subjects?

Asfuroglu B. B., Topkan T. A., Kaydu N. E., Sakai K., Oner A. Y., Karaman Y., ...Daha Fazla

NEURORADIOLOGY, cilt.64, sa.10, ss.1979-1987, 2022 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 64 Sayı: 10
  • Basım Tarihi: 2022
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s00234-022-02969-y
  • Dergi Adı: NEURORADIOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, Biotechnology Research Abstracts, CINAHL, EMBASE, MEDLINE
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1979-1987
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Alzheimer's disease, Mild cognitive impairment, Neurodegenerative disease, DWI-based thermometry, Ventricular temperatures, Magnetic resonance imaging, CEREBRAL-BLOOD-FLOW, WEIGHTED IMAGING THERMOMETRY, MINI-MENTAL-STATE, BRAIN TEMPERATURE, DIFFUSION, METABOLISM, BODY, PERFUSION, PET
  • Lokman Hekim Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Purpose The aim of this study is to compare lateral ventricular cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) temperature of the patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD), mild cognitive impairment (MCI), and healthy subjects (HS) using diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI)-based magnetic resonance (MR) thermometry. Methods Seventy-two patients (37 AD, 19 MCI, 16 HS) who underwent 3-T MR examination from September 2018 to August 2019 were included in this study. Smoking habits, education level, disease duration, and comorbidity status were recorded. Patients were assessed using Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) and the Clinical Dementia Rating (CDR) score. Brain temperatures were measured using DWI-based MR thermometry. Group comparisons of brain temperature were performed using the Pearson chi-square, Mann-Whitney, and Kruskal-Wallis tests. Further analysis was performed using the post hoc Bonferroni test. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis was also used. Results A CDR score of 0.5, 1, and 2 was 2 (5.4%), 14 (37.8%), and 21 (56.8%) in AD, respectively. The median MMSE score had significant differences among groups and also in pairwise comparisons. The median CSF temperature (degrees C) values showed statistically significant difference among groups (HS: 38.5 degrees C, MCI: 38.17 degrees C, AD: 38.0 degrees C). The post hoc Mann-Whitney U test indicated a significant difference between AD patients and HS (p = 0.009). There were no significant CSF temperature differences in other pairwise comparisons. Conclusion Lower CSF temperatures were observed in AD patients than in HS, probably due to decreased brain metabolism in AD. DWI-based MR thermometry as a noninvasive imaging method enabling the measurement of CSF temperatures may contribute to the diagnosis of AD.