Quantitative Brain Diffusion-Tensor MRI Findings in Patients With Sickle Cell Disease
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF ROENTGENOLOGY, vol.198, no.5, pp.1167-1174, 2012 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 198 Issue: 5
- Publication Date: 2012
- Doi Number: 10.2214/ajr.11.7404
- Journal Name: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF ROENTGENOLOGY
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.1167-1174
- Keywords: corpus callosum, corticospinal tract, diffusion-tensor imaging, fiber tractography, sickle cell disease
- Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
OBJECTIVE. The aim of this study was to evaluate the microstructure of various regions of the brain using diffusion-tensor imaging (DTI) in patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) and in age- and sex-matched healthy control subjects. We also investigated the fiber tractography findings of the corpus callosum (CC) and corticospinal tracts (CSTs).