Stefanits, Harald; Springer, Elisabeth; Pataraia, Ekaterina; Baumgartner, Christoph; Hainfellner, Johannes A; Prayer, Daniela; Weisstanner, Christian; Czech, Thomas; Trattnig, Siegfried (2017). Seven-Tesla MRI of Hippocampal Sclerosis: An In Vivo Feasibility Study With Histological Correlations. Investigative radiology, 52(11), pp. 666-671. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 10.1097/RLI.0000000000000388
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INTRODUCTION
Temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) is the most frequent form of focal epilepsy in adults. Because approximately half of these patients develop drug resistance, epilepsy surgery designed to remove the epileptogenic zone is an excellent option in selected patients. Histopathological analyses of hippocampal specimens in TLE patients revealed 4 types of Ammon's horn sclerosis, which are correlated with long-term epileptological outcome. The aim of this study was the correlation of noninvasive, high-resolution, morphological magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) at an ultra-high-field (7 T) of the hippocampus in TLE patients with histopathological findings.
METHODS
High-resolution, T2-weighted FSE MRI in 14 patients with drug-resistant temporal lobe epilepsy was performed on a 7-T Magnetom using a 32-channel coil. Four independent investigators assessed the delineation and semiquantitative evaluation of volume, signal intensity, internal architecture, and overall grading of the hippocampal subfields CA1-4, as well as the presence of the dentate granule cell layer (DGCL), on MRI scans. Results were compared with semiquantitative evaluation of neuronal loss and astrogliosis in the histological sections of the surgical specimens.
RESULTS
Seven-tesla MR examinations were evaluable in 13 cases. Volume loss and signal intensity, as well as overall grading, showed a strong correlation between MRI and histology in individual CA regions. Furthermore, sensitivity and specificity values up to 100% were found for the detection of pathology in the CA subfields. The prediction of Ammon's horn sclerosis type was correct in up to 12 of 13 cases, whereas the dentate gyrus could not be delineated on MRI.
DISCUSSION
High-resolution, ultra-high-field MRI is a promising tool for the detection of subtle changes in the hippocampus in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy. Large cohorts will be necessary to confirm the predictive value of 7-T MRI in the preoperative evaluation of TLE patients.
Item Type: |
Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Radiology, Neuroradiology and Nuclear Medicine (DRNN) > Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology |
UniBE Contributor: |
Springer, Elisabeth, Weisstanner, Christian |
Subjects: |
600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health |
ISSN: |
0020-9996 |
Publisher: |
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Martin Zbinden |
Date Deposited: |
08 Aug 2017 09:08 |
Last Modified: |
05 Dec 2022 15:06 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1097/RLI.0000000000000388 |
PubMed ID: |
28538339 |
BORIS DOI: |
10.7892/boris.101632 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/101632 |
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