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Original Research
Study of the features of proton MR spectroscopy (1H-MRS) on amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Article first published online: 23 JAN 2010
DOI: 10.1002/jmri.22053
Copyright © 2010 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
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How to Cite
Han, J. and Ma, L. (2010), Study of the features of proton MR spectroscopy (1H-MRS) on amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. J. Magn. Reson. Imaging, 31: 305–308. doi: 10.1002/jmri.22053
Publication History
- Issue published online: 23 JAN 2010
- Article first published online: 23 JAN 2010
- Manuscript Accepted: 29 OCT 2009
- Manuscript Received: 11 JUN 2009
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China. Grant Number: 30470512
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Keywords:
- amyotrophic lateral sclerosis;
- proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy;
- glutamate;
- N-acetylaspartate;
- Norris scale
Abstract
Purpose:
To study the features of proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy (1H-MRS) on amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and its relation with clinical scale.
Materials and Methods:
Fifteen patients with definite or probable ALS and 15 age- and gender-matched normal controls were enrolled. 1H-MRS was performed on a 3.0 Tesla GE imaging system (GE Healthcare, Milwaukee, WI). TE-averaged Point Resolved Selective Spectroscopy was used. N-acetylaspartate (NAA), creatine (Cr), Glu, and Glx (glutamate + glutamine) values of the motor cortex and posterior limb of internal capsule were acquired. The t-test was used to compare differences between groups, and the correlations between the above values and clinical scale were analyzed.
Results:
The motor area and posterior limb of the internal capsule of ALS patients had lower NAA/Cr (1.91 ± 0.34, 1.53 ± 0.17) compared with normal subjects (2.23 ± 0.33, 1.66 ± 0.07), and the differences between groups were statistically significant (P < 0.01, 0.01). ALS patients had higher Glu/Cr (0.34 ± 0.05, 0.29 ± 0.06) and Glx/Cr (0.40 ± 0.04, 0.33 ± 0.06) compared with normal subjects (0.30 ± 0.03, 0.25 ± 0.04) and (0.32 ± 0.05, 0.26 ± 0.03), and the differences between groups were statistically significant (P < 0.01, 0.01). The Norris scale was negatively correlated with Glx/Cr of primary motor cortex by lineal correlation analysis (r = −0.75), and this correlation had statistical significance (F = 16.60; P = 0.001).
Conclusion:
Neuronal loss and Glu+Gln increase can be detected by using proton MRS in ALS patients. 1H-MRS is an useful tool in reflecting the characteristic changes of metabolite in ALS. J. Magn. Reson. Imaging 2010; 31: 457–465. © 2010 Wiley-Liss, Inc.