Segmental Alterations of the Corpus Callosum in Progressive Supranuclear Palsy: A Multiparametric Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study

Background: The regional distribution of the widespread cerebral morphological alterations in progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) is considered to include segmental parts of the corpus callosum (CC).Objective: The study was designed to investigate the regional white matter (WM) of the CC by T1 weig...

Descripción completa

Guardado en:
Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Lavinia A. Bârlescu, Hans-Peter Müller, Ingo Uttner, Albert C. Ludolph, Elmar H. Pinkhardt, Hans-Jürgen Huppertz, Jan Kassubek
Formato: article
Lenguaje:EN
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://doaj.org/article/796ee4bd5f5b4643b6d62285fc590238
Etiquetas: Agregar Etiqueta
Sin Etiquetas, Sea el primero en etiquetar este registro!
id oai:doaj.org-article:796ee4bd5f5b4643b6d62285fc590238
record_format dspace
spelling oai:doaj.org-article:796ee4bd5f5b4643b6d62285fc5902382021-11-19T07:53:23ZSegmental Alterations of the Corpus Callosum in Progressive Supranuclear Palsy: A Multiparametric Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study1663-436510.3389/fnagi.2021.720634https://doaj.org/article/796ee4bd5f5b4643b6d62285fc5902382021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnagi.2021.720634/fullhttps://doaj.org/toc/1663-4365Background: The regional distribution of the widespread cerebral morphological alterations in progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) is considered to include segmental parts of the corpus callosum (CC).Objective: The study was designed to investigate the regional white matter (WM) of the CC by T1 weighted magnetic resonance imaging (T1w MRI) data combined with diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) data in PSP patients, differentiated in the variants Richardson syndrome and PSP-parkinsonism, and to compare them with Parkinson’s Disease (PD) patients and healthy controls, in order to identify macro- and micro-structural alterations in vivo.Methods: MRI-based WM mapping was used to perform an operator-independent segmentation for the different CC segments in 66 PSP patients vs. 66 PD patients vs. 44 matched healthy controls. The segmentation was followed by both planimetric and texture analysis of the separated CC areas for the comparison of the three groups. Results were complemented by a DTI-based tract-of-interest analysis of the associated callosal tracts.Results: Significant alterations of the parameters entropy and homogeneity compared to controls were observed for PSP as well as for PD for the CC areas I, II, and III. The inhomogeneity in area II in the PSP cohort was the highest and differed significantly from PD. A combined score was defined as a potential marker for the different types of neurodegenerative parkinsonism; receiver operating characteristics (ROC) curves were calculated with areas under the curve values of 0.86 for PSP vs. controls, 0.72 for PD vs. controls, and 0.69 for PSP vs. PD, respectively.Conclusion: The multiparametric MRI texture and DTI analysis demonstrated extensive alterations of the frontal CC in neurodegenerative parkinsonism, whereas regional CC atrophy cannot be regarded as a constant neuroimaging feature of PSP. Specifically, the comparison PSP vs. PD revealed significant alterations in callosal area II. The combination of the texture and the DTI parameters might contribute as a neuroimaging marker for the assessment of the CC in PSP, including the differentiation vs. PD.Lavinia A. BârlescuHans-Peter MüllerIngo UttnerAlbert C. LudolphAlbert C. LudolphElmar H. PinkhardtHans-Jürgen HuppertzJan KassubekJan KassubekFrontiers Media S.A.articleprogressive supranuclear palsycorpus callosummagnetic resonance imagingdiffusion tensor imagingtexture analysisfiber trackingNeurosciences. Biological psychiatry. NeuropsychiatryRC321-571ENFrontiers in Aging Neuroscience, Vol 13 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic progressive supranuclear palsy
corpus callosum
magnetic resonance imaging
diffusion tensor imaging
texture analysis
fiber tracking
Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry
RC321-571
spellingShingle progressive supranuclear palsy
corpus callosum
magnetic resonance imaging
diffusion tensor imaging
texture analysis
fiber tracking
Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry
RC321-571
Lavinia A. Bârlescu
Hans-Peter Müller
Ingo Uttner
Albert C. Ludolph
Albert C. Ludolph
Elmar H. Pinkhardt
Hans-Jürgen Huppertz
Jan Kassubek
Jan Kassubek
Segmental Alterations of the Corpus Callosum in Progressive Supranuclear Palsy: A Multiparametric Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study
description Background: The regional distribution of the widespread cerebral morphological alterations in progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) is considered to include segmental parts of the corpus callosum (CC).Objective: The study was designed to investigate the regional white matter (WM) of the CC by T1 weighted magnetic resonance imaging (T1w MRI) data combined with diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) data in PSP patients, differentiated in the variants Richardson syndrome and PSP-parkinsonism, and to compare them with Parkinson’s Disease (PD) patients and healthy controls, in order to identify macro- and micro-structural alterations in vivo.Methods: MRI-based WM mapping was used to perform an operator-independent segmentation for the different CC segments in 66 PSP patients vs. 66 PD patients vs. 44 matched healthy controls. The segmentation was followed by both planimetric and texture analysis of the separated CC areas for the comparison of the three groups. Results were complemented by a DTI-based tract-of-interest analysis of the associated callosal tracts.Results: Significant alterations of the parameters entropy and homogeneity compared to controls were observed for PSP as well as for PD for the CC areas I, II, and III. The inhomogeneity in area II in the PSP cohort was the highest and differed significantly from PD. A combined score was defined as a potential marker for the different types of neurodegenerative parkinsonism; receiver operating characteristics (ROC) curves were calculated with areas under the curve values of 0.86 for PSP vs. controls, 0.72 for PD vs. controls, and 0.69 for PSP vs. PD, respectively.Conclusion: The multiparametric MRI texture and DTI analysis demonstrated extensive alterations of the frontal CC in neurodegenerative parkinsonism, whereas regional CC atrophy cannot be regarded as a constant neuroimaging feature of PSP. Specifically, the comparison PSP vs. PD revealed significant alterations in callosal area II. The combination of the texture and the DTI parameters might contribute as a neuroimaging marker for the assessment of the CC in PSP, including the differentiation vs. PD.
format article
author Lavinia A. Bârlescu
Hans-Peter Müller
Ingo Uttner
Albert C. Ludolph
Albert C. Ludolph
Elmar H. Pinkhardt
Hans-Jürgen Huppertz
Jan Kassubek
Jan Kassubek
author_facet Lavinia A. Bârlescu
Hans-Peter Müller
Ingo Uttner
Albert C. Ludolph
Albert C. Ludolph
Elmar H. Pinkhardt
Hans-Jürgen Huppertz
Jan Kassubek
Jan Kassubek
author_sort Lavinia A. Bârlescu
title Segmental Alterations of the Corpus Callosum in Progressive Supranuclear Palsy: A Multiparametric Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study
title_short Segmental Alterations of the Corpus Callosum in Progressive Supranuclear Palsy: A Multiparametric Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study
title_full Segmental Alterations of the Corpus Callosum in Progressive Supranuclear Palsy: A Multiparametric Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study
title_fullStr Segmental Alterations of the Corpus Callosum in Progressive Supranuclear Palsy: A Multiparametric Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study
title_full_unstemmed Segmental Alterations of the Corpus Callosum in Progressive Supranuclear Palsy: A Multiparametric Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study
title_sort segmental alterations of the corpus callosum in progressive supranuclear palsy: a multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging study
publisher Frontiers Media S.A.
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/796ee4bd5f5b4643b6d62285fc590238
work_keys_str_mv AT laviniaabarlescu segmentalalterationsofthecorpuscallosuminprogressivesupranuclearpalsyamultiparametricmagneticresonanceimagingstudy
AT hanspetermuller segmentalalterationsofthecorpuscallosuminprogressivesupranuclearpalsyamultiparametricmagneticresonanceimagingstudy
AT ingouttner segmentalalterationsofthecorpuscallosuminprogressivesupranuclearpalsyamultiparametricmagneticresonanceimagingstudy
AT albertcludolph segmentalalterationsofthecorpuscallosuminprogressivesupranuclearpalsyamultiparametricmagneticresonanceimagingstudy
AT albertcludolph segmentalalterationsofthecorpuscallosuminprogressivesupranuclearpalsyamultiparametricmagneticresonanceimagingstudy
AT elmarhpinkhardt segmentalalterationsofthecorpuscallosuminprogressivesupranuclearpalsyamultiparametricmagneticresonanceimagingstudy
AT hansjurgenhuppertz segmentalalterationsofthecorpuscallosuminprogressivesupranuclearpalsyamultiparametricmagneticresonanceimagingstudy
AT jankassubek segmentalalterationsofthecorpuscallosuminprogressivesupranuclearpalsyamultiparametricmagneticresonanceimagingstudy
AT jankassubek segmentalalterationsofthecorpuscallosuminprogressivesupranuclearpalsyamultiparametricmagneticresonanceimagingstudy
_version_ 1718420267440537600