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Temporal lobe microstructural abnormalities in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma quantitatively evaluated by high-resolution DWI and DKI after concurrent chemoradiotherapy
PURPOSE: To investigate temporal lobe microstructural abnormalities and neurocognitive function impairment after concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CCRT) in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). METHODS: NPC patients who underwent CCRT were enrolled. High-resolution diffusion-weighted imaging (DW...
Autores principales: | , , , , , , |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Elsevier
2019
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6965203/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31970294 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ctro.2019.12.003 |
Sumario: | PURPOSE: To investigate temporal lobe microstructural abnormalities and neurocognitive function impairment after concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CCRT) in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). METHODS: NPC patients who underwent CCRT were enrolled. High-resolution diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and diffusion-kurtosis imaging (DKI) MRI, were performed 5 times per patient (once pre-CCRT, 1 week post-CCRT, 3 months post-CCRT, 6 months post-CCRT, and 12 months post-CCRT). Neurocognitive function was evaluated by Montreal Neurocognitive Assessment (MoCA) twice per patient, once pre-CCRT, and once 12-months after CCRT. RESULTS: Of 111 patients, 56 completed the entire protocol. The MRI derived apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC), mean of diffusion coefficient (Dmean) and fractional anisotropy (FA) values were significantly decreased (p < 0.05) over the 0–3 month period following CCRT and significantly increased (p < 0.05) over the 3–12 month period following CCRT. The mean of kurtosis coefficient (Kmean) continued to decline over a year post-CCRT. All parameters reveal more pronounced changes in white matter (WM) than in grey matter (GM). MoCA also declined after CCRT (p < 0.001). MoCA showed significant positive correlation with Kmean-WM-6 m, Kmean-WM-12 m and ΔKmean-WM. CONCLUSIONS: High-resolution DWI and DKI should be considered as a promising method for the investigation of temporal lobe microstructural change in NPC patients after CCRT. |
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