Brain diffusion tensor imaging in dogs with degenerative myelopathy

Autor: Melissa J. Lewis, Jeremy L. Shomper, Baye G. Williamson, Daniella P. Vansteenkiste, Katherine F. Bibi, Stefanie H. Y. Lim, Joseph B. Kowal, Joan R. Coates
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, Vol 35, Iss 5, Pp 2342-2349 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1939-1676
0891-6640
DOI: 10.1111/jvim.16248
Popis: Abstract Background Degenerative myelopathy (DM) in dogs shares similarities with superoxide dismutase 1‐associated human amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Brain microstructural lesions are quantified using diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) in ALS patients. Objective Characterize brain neurodegenerative changes in DM‐affected dogs using DTI. Animals Sixteen DM‐affected and 8 control dogs. Methods Prospective observational study. Brain DTI was performed at baseline and every 3 months on DM‐affected dogs and compared to controls. Fractional anisotropy, mean diffusivity, axial diffusivity, and radial diffusivity were calculated on specified regions of interest. Gait scores (0, normal to 14, tetraplegia) were assigned at each scan. Diffusion tensor imaging values in DM‐affected dogs were compared to controls, gait scores, and evaluated over time. Results Mean age was 5.7 years (SD 3.2) in controls and 9.7 years (SD 1.4) in DM‐affected dogs. In DM‐affected dogs, mean baseline gait score was 4 (SD 1), and mean score change from baseline to last scan was 4.82 (SD 2.67). Nine dogs had ≤3 scans; 7 had >3 scans. Accounting for age, no differences in DTI indices were identified for any brain or proximal spinal cord regions between DM‐affected dogs and controls (P > .05). Diffusion tensor imaging values poorly correlated with gait scores (R2 .05). Conclusions and Clinical Importance Diffusion tensor imaging indices did not differentiate DM‐affected from control dogs, detect longitudinal changes, or differentiate disease severity. Findings do not yet support brain DTI as an imaging biomarker.
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