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정상인에서 기능적 뇌 자기공명영상과 확산텐서영상 합성기법을 이용한 피질척수로의 위치에 따른 정량적 분석

Quantitative Evaluation of the Corticospinal Tract Segmented by Using Co-registered Functional MRI and Diffusion Tensor Tractography

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대한자기공명의과학회 (Korean Society Of Magnetic Resonance In Medicine)|2009.06|Investigative Magnetic Resonance Imaging|제13권 제1호|pp. 40-46

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Diffusion tensor tractographyCorticospinal tractFunctional MRI
주제분류방사선과학

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목적 : 기능적 뇌 자기공명영상 (fMRI)과 확산텐서영상(DTI) 합성기법을 이용하여 피질척수로의 여러 부위에서 정량적 특성을 연구하고자 하였다. 대상 및 방법 : 신경학적 이상이 없는 정상인 10명 (남: 8, 여: 2, 평균연령: 30세, 연령분포 :22 -38세)을 대상으로 하였다. fMRI는 1.5T를 이용하였으며, 손의 쥐기∙펴기를 수행하였다. fMRI와 확산텐서섬유로(DTT)의 합성이 가능한 DtiStudio 프로그램을 이용하여 피질척수로를 3차원 영상화하였다. 이때, 시작 관심영역은 2차원 분할 비등방성(fractional anisotropy, FA) 색지도(color map)에서 fMRI의 운동 수행 시 활성부위가 가장 많은 곳으로, 목표 관심영역은 하부 전방 뇌교의 피질척수 부위로 설정하였다. 정량적 분석을 위하여 관심영역을 부채살부터 연수까지 좌우 각각 5곳에 설정하여 분할 비등방성과 현성 확산계수(ADC)를 측정하였다. 결과 : 모든 대상자는 fMRI에서 일차 감각운동 영역이 주로 활성화되었다. 확산텐서 영상에서 피질척수로의 경로는 일차 감각운동 영역부터 연수까지 주행하였다. 피질척수로의 FA 값은 모든 대상자에서 중뇌와 내측 섬유띠의 후지가 타 부위보다 높았다. 결론 : fMRI와 DTT의 합성기법은 피질척수로 상태의 3차원 영상화 및 각 부위에서 FA와 ADC 값을 이용한 정량적 분석이 가능하였다. 앞으로, fMRI와 DTT 합성기법은 뇌손상 환자에서 피질 척수로의 명확한 상태를 연구하는 데 유용하게 이용될 것으로 사료된다.

Abstract

Purpose : The purpose of this study was to investigate the quantitative evaluation of the corticospinal tract (CST) at the multiple levels by using functional MRI (fMRI) co-registered to diffusion tensor tractography (DTT). Materials and Methods : Ten normal subjects without any history of neurological disorder participated in this study. fMRI was performed at 1.5 T MR scanner using hand grasp-release movement paradigm. DTT was performed by using DtiStudio on the basis of fiber assignment continuous tracking algorithm (FACT). The seed region of interest (ROI) was drawn in the area of maximum fMRI activation during the motor task of hand grasp-release movement on a 2-D fractional anisotropy (FA) color map, and the target ROI was drawn in the cortiocospinal portion of anterior lower pons. We have drawn five ROIs for the measurement of FA and apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) along the corona radiata (CR) down to the medulla. Results : The contralateral primary sensorimotor cortex (SM1) was mainly found to be activated in all subjects. DTT showed that tracts originated from SM1 and ran to the medulla along the known pathway of the CST. In all subjects, FA values of the CST were higher at the level of the midbrain and posterior limb of internal capsule (PLIC) than the level of others. Conclusion : Our study showed that co-registered fMRI and DTT has elucidated the state of CST on 3-D and analyzed the quantitative values of FA and ADC at the multiple levels. We conclude that co-registered fMRI and DTT may be applied as a useful tool for clarifying and investigating the state of CST in the patients with brain injury.

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