Early white matter injuries associated with dopamine transporter dysfunction in patients with acute CO intoxication: A diffusion kurtosis imaging and Tc-99m TRODAT-1 SPECT study

European Radiology
Ming-Chung ChouJie-Yuan Li

Abstract

Patients with CO intoxication were demonstrated to exhibit white matter (WM) injuries, changes in substantia nigra, dopamine transporter dysfunctions of striatum and Parkinsonism symptoms. We aimed to investigate the relationship between WM injuries of dopaminergic pathways and dopamine transporter dysfunctions of the striatum in patients with acute CO intoxication using both diffusion kurtosis imaging (DKI) and single photon-emission computed tomography (SPECT). Seventeen patients with acute CO intoxication and 19 age- and gender-matched healthy subjects were enrolled. DKI data were acquired from all participants and Tc-99m-TRODAT-1 SPECT scan was performed on each patient. DKI datasets were fitted to obtain axial, radial and mean diffusivity, fractional anisotropy, axial, radial and mean kurtosis for voxel-based comparison. In addition, the TRODAT-1 binding ratio of the striatum was calculated using the occipital cortices as a reference. In significant regions, correlational analysis was performed to understand the relationship between DKI indices and TRODAT-1 binding ratio. The results showed that DKI indices were significantly altered in multiple WM regions broadly involving the basal ganglia-thalamocortical circuit and nig...Continue Reading

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