Echogenicity of Brain Structures in Huntington's Disease
Patients Evaluated by Transcranial Sonography - Magnetic
Resonance Fusion Imaging using Virtual Navigator and Digital
Image Analysis

J 2023

Echogenicity of Brain Structures in Huntington's Disease Patients Evaluated by Transcranial Sonography - Magnetic Resonance Fusion Imaging using Virtual Navigator and Digital Image Analysis

KOZEL, Jiri, David SKOLOUDIK, Pavel RESSNER, Patricie MIKULCOVA, Petr DUSEK et. al.

Basic information

Original name

Echogenicity of Brain Structures in Huntington's Disease Patients Evaluated by Transcranial Sonography - Magnetic Resonance Fusion Imaging using Virtual Navigator and Digital Image Analysis

Authors

KOZEL, Jiri (203 Czech Republic), David SKOLOUDIK (203 Czech Republic, guarantor), Pavel RESSNER (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Patricie MIKULCOVA (203 Czech Republic), Petr DUSEK (203 Czech Republic), Pavla HANZLIKOVA (203 Czech Republic), Nina DVORACKOVA (203 Czech Republic), Tomas HERYAN (203 Czech Republic) and Petra BARTOVA (203 Czech Republic)

Edition

ULTRASCHALL IN DER MEDIZIN, STUTTGART, GEORG THIEME VERLAG KG, 2023, 0172-4614

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

30210 Clinical neurology

Country of publisher

Germany

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

References:

URL

Impact factor

Impact factor: 3.400 in 2022

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14110/23:00131198

Organization unit

Faculty of Medicine

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/a-2081-1635

UT WoS

000992933900001

Keywords in English

Head/Neck; Neurology; Physics and Technology

Abstract

V originále

Purpose Transcranial sonography (TCS) magnetic resonance (MR) fusion imaging and digital image analysis are useful tools for the evaluation of various brain pathologies. This study aimed to compare the echogenicity of predefined brain structures in Huntington's disease (HD) patients and healthy controls by TCS- MR fusion imaging using Virtual Navigator and digitized image analysis. Materials and Methods The echogenicity of the caudate nucleus ( CN), substantia nigra (SN), lentiform nucleus (LN), insula, and brainstem raphe (BR) evaluated by TCS-MR fusion imaging using digitized image analysis was compared between 21 HD patients and 23 healthy controls. The cutoff values of echogenicity indices for the CN, LN, insula, and BR with optimal sensitivity and specificity were calculated using receiver operating characteristic analysis. Results The mean echogenicity indices for the CN (67.0 +/- 22.6 vs. 37.9 +/- 7.6, p < 0.0001), LN (110.7 +/- 23.6 vs. 59.7 +/- 11.1, p < 0.0001), and insula ( 121.7 +/- 39.1 vs. 70.8 +/- 23.0, p < 0.0001) were significantly higher in HD patients than in healthy controls. In contrast, BR echogenicity (24.8 +/- 5.3 vs. 30.1 +/- 5.3, p < 0.001) was lower in HD patients than in healthy controls. The area under the curve was 90.9 %, 95.5 %, 84.1 %, and 81.8 % for the CN, LN, insula, and BR, respectively. The sensitivity and specificity were 86 % and 96 %, respectively, for the CN and 90 % and 100 %, respectively, for the LN. Conclusion Increased CN, LN, and insula echogenicity and decreased BR echogenicity are typical findings in HD patients. The high sensitivity and specificity of the CN and LN hyperechogenicity in TCS-MR fusion imaging make them promising diagnostic markers for HD.

Links

LX22NPO5107, research and development project

Name: Národní ústav pro neurologický výzkum

Investor: Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the CR, 5.1 EXCELES

Citovat

KOZEL, Jiri, David SKOLOUDIK, Pavel RESSNER, Patricie MIKULCOVA, Petr DUSEK, Pavla HANZLIKOVA, Nina DVORACKOVA, Tomas HERYAN and Petra BARTOVA. Echogenicity of Brain Structures in Huntington's Disease Patients Evaluated by Transcranial Sonography - Magnetic Resonance Fusion Imaging using Virtual Navigator and Digital Image Analysis. ULTRASCHALL IN DER MEDIZIN. STUTTGART: GEORG THIEME VERLAG KG, 2023, vol. 44, No 05, p. 495-502. ISSN 0172-4614. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1055/a-2081-1635.

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N2  - Purpose Transcranial sonography (TCS) magnetic resonance (MR) fusion imaging and digital image analysis are useful tools for the evaluation of various brain pathologies. This study aimed to compare the echogenicity of predefined brain structures in Huntington's disease (HD) patients and healthy controls by TCS- MR fusion imaging using Virtual Navigator and digitized image analysis. Materials and Methods The echogenicity of the caudate nucleus ( CN), substantia nigra (SN), lentiform nucleus (LN), insula, and brainstem raphe (BR) evaluated by TCS-MR fusion imaging using digitized image analysis was compared between 21 HD patients and 23 healthy controls. The cutoff values of echogenicity indices for the CN, LN, insula, and BR with optimal sensitivity and specificity were calculated using receiver operating characteristic analysis. Results The mean echogenicity indices for the CN (67.0 +/- 22.6 vs. 37.9 +/- 7.6, p < 0.0001), LN (110.7 +/- 23.6 vs. 59.7 +/- 11.1, p < 0.0001), and insula ( 121.7 +/- 39.1 vs. 70.8 +/- 23.0, p < 0.0001) were significantly higher in HD patients than in healthy controls. In contrast, BR echogenicity (24.8 +/- 5.3 vs. 30.1 +/- 5.3, p < 0.001) was lower in HD patients than in healthy controls. The area under the curve was 90.9 %, 95.5 %, 84.1 %, and 81.8 % for the CN, LN, insula, and BR, respectively. The sensitivity and specificity were 86 % and 96 %, respectively, for the CN and 90 % and 100 %, respectively, for the LN. Conclusion Increased CN, LN, and insula echogenicity and decreased BR echogenicity are typical findings in HD patients. The high sensitivity and specificity of the CN and LN hyperechogenicity in TCS-MR fusion imaging make them promising diagnostic markers for HD.
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KOZEL, Jiri, David SKOLOUDIK, Pavel RESSNER, Patricie MIKULCOVA, Petr DUSEK, Pavla HANZLIKOVA, Nina DVORACKOVA, Tomas HERYAN and Petra BARTOVA. Echogenicity of Brain Structures in Huntington's Disease Patients Evaluated by Transcranial Sonography - Magnetic Resonance Fusion Imaging using Virtual Navigator and Digital Image Analysis. \textit{ULTRASCHALL IN DER MEDIZIN}. STUTTGART: GEORG THIEME VERLAG KG, 2023, vol.~44, No~05, p.~495-502. ISSN~0172-4614. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1055/a-2081-1635.

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