NeuroradiologyPub Date : 2024-11-01Epub Date: 2024-09-07DOI: 10.1007/s00234-024-03445-5
Rogério Lopes, Pedro Teles, Joana Santos
{"title":"Diagnostic reference levels in interventional neuroradiology procedures - a systematic review.","authors":"Rogério Lopes, Pedro Teles, Joana Santos","doi":"10.1007/s00234-024-03445-5","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00234-024-03445-5","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>The establishment of diagnostic reference levels (DRLs) is challenge for interventional neuroradiology (INR) due to the complexity and variability of its procedures.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>The main objective of this systematic review is to analyse and compare DRLs in fluoroscopy-guided procedures in INR.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>An observational study reporting DRLs in INR procedures, specifically cerebral arteriography, cerebral aneurysm embolisation, cerebral thrombectomy, embolisation of arteriovenous malformations (AVM), arteriovenous fistulas (AVF), retinoblastoma embolisation, and spinal cord arteriography. Comprehensive literature searches for relevant studies published between 2017 and 2023 were conducted using the Scopus, PubMed, and Web of Science databases.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 303 articles were identified through an extensive literature search, with 159 removed due to duplication. The title and abstract of 144 studies were assessed and excluded if they did not meet the inclusion criteria. Thirty-one out of the 144 articles were selected for a thorough full-text screening. Twenty-one articles were included in the review after the complete text screening.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The different conditions of patients undergoing INR procedures pose a barrier to the standardization of DRLs; nevertheless, they are extremely important for monitoring and optimising radiological practices.</p>","PeriodicalId":19422,"journal":{"name":"Neuroradiology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11534899/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142146085","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
NeuroradiologyPub Date : 2024-11-01Epub Date: 2024-09-04DOI: 10.1007/s00234-024-03453-5
Maria I Argyropoulou, Vasileios G Xydis, Loukas G Astrakas
{"title":"Functional connectivity of the pediatric brain.","authors":"Maria I Argyropoulou, Vasileios G Xydis, Loukas G Astrakas","doi":"10.1007/s00234-024-03453-5","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00234-024-03453-5","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>This review highlights the importance of functional connectivity in pediatric neuroscience, focusing on its role in understanding neurodevelopment and potential applications in clinical practice. It discusses various techniques for analyzing brain connectivity and their implications for clinical interventions in neurodevelopmental disorders.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The principles and applications of independent component analysis and seed-based connectivity analysis in pediatric brain studies are outlined. Additionally, the use of graph analysis to enhance understanding of network organization and topology is reviewed, providing a comprehensive overview of connectivity methods across developmental stages, from fetuses to adolescents.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Findings from the reviewed studies reveal that functional connectivity research has uncovered significant insights into the early formation of brain circuits in fetuses and neonates, particularly the prenatal origins of cognitive and sensory systems. Longitudinal research across childhood and adolescence demonstrates dynamic changes in brain connectivity, identifying critical periods of development and maturation that are essential for understanding neurodevelopmental trajectories and disorders.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Functional connectivity methods are crucial for advancing pediatric neuroscience. Techniques such as independent component analysis, seed-based connectivity analysis, and graph analysis offer valuable perspectives on brain development, creating new opportunities for early diagnosis and targeted interventions in neurodevelopmental disorders, thereby paving the way for personalized therapeutic strategies.</p>","PeriodicalId":19422,"journal":{"name":"Neuroradiology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142126197","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder mimicking cerebral autosomal dominant arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy with symmetrical lesions in the temporal poles and external capsules on MRI.","authors":"Yasuyuki Kojita, Atsushi K Kono, Takahiro Yamada, Minoru Yamada, Sung-Woon Im, Takenori Kozuka, Hayato Kaida, Motoi Kuwahara, Yoshitaka Nagai, Kazunari Ishii","doi":"10.1007/s00234-024-03458-0","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00234-024-03458-0","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Symmetrical lesions in the temporal poles and external capsules on brain MRI are known as radiological markers of cerebral autosomal dominant arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy (CADASIL); however, similar imaging findings have also been reported in neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD), and this study investigated the frequency of such findings. The study included 55 NMOSD patients who met the 2015 international NMO diagnosis panel (IPND) criteria and were positive for aquaporin-4 antibodies (AQP4-Ab). Images were evaluated based on the consensus of two neuroradiologists, and brain lesions were detected in 33 patients, of whom 2 (6%) had symmetrical lesions in both the temporal poles and external capsules, and 1 (3%) had symmetrical lesions confined to the external capsules. Therefore, when symmetrical lesions in the temporal poles and external capsules are observed on MRI, NMOSD should be considered in the differential diagnosis.</p>","PeriodicalId":19422,"journal":{"name":"Neuroradiology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142110042","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
NeuroradiologyPub Date : 2024-11-01Epub Date: 2024-09-02DOI: 10.1007/s00234-024-03456-2
Tong Wu, Yuanyuan Zhang, Kun Xia, Shaohua Hu, Shangpei Wang
{"title":"Progressive gray matter atrophy in parkinsonian variant of multiple system atrophy assessed by using causal structural covariance network.","authors":"Tong Wu, Yuanyuan Zhang, Kun Xia, Shaohua Hu, Shangpei Wang","doi":"10.1007/s00234-024-03456-2","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00234-024-03456-2","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Multiple system atrophy (MSA), a rare neurodegenerative disease, is usually accompanied by brain morphological alterations. However, the causal relationships between progressive gray matter atrophy in MSA parkinsonian (MSA-P) subtype remain unknown.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>In total, thirty-five MSA-P patients and thirty-five healthy controls (HC) underwent three-dimensional high-resolution T<sub>1</sub>-weighted structural imaging and voxel-based morphometry analysis. The causal structural covariance network (CaSCN) of gray matter was assessed to explore the causal relationships in MSA-P.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>With greater illness duration, the reduction of gray matter was originated from right cerebellum and progressed to bilateral cerebellum, fusiform gyrus, insula, putamen, caudate nucleus, frontal lobe, right angular gyrus, right precuneus, left middle occipital lobe and left inferior temporal lobe, then expanded to midbrain, bilateral para-hippocampus, thalamus, temporal lobe, inferior parietal lobule (IPL), precentral gyrus, postcentral gyrus and middle cingulate cortex. The right cerebellum was revealed to be the core node of the directional network and projected positive causal effects to bilateral cerebellum, caudate nucleus and left IPL.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>MSA-P patients showed progression of gray matter atrophy over time, with the right cerebellum probably as a primary hub. Furthermore, the early structural vulnerability of cerebellum in MSA-P may play a pivotal role in the modulation of motor and non-motor circuits at the structural level.</p>","PeriodicalId":19422,"journal":{"name":"Neuroradiology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142110043","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
NeuroradiologyPub Date : 2024-11-01Epub Date: 2024-09-05DOI: 10.1007/s00234-024-03462-4
Shiwei Huang, Troy Lund, Paul Orchard, Ashish Gupta, David Nascene
{"title":"Prevalence and natural history of gibbus deformity in patients with Hurler syndrome.","authors":"Shiwei Huang, Troy Lund, Paul Orchard, Ashish Gupta, David Nascene","doi":"10.1007/s00234-024-03462-4","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00234-024-03462-4","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Gibbus deformity has been documented as a common musculoskeletal abnormality in mucopolysaccharidosis type I (Hurler syndrome, MPS IH), and its recognition often leads to the diagnosis of MPS IH. While the incidence has been described, the progression of gibbus deformities is not well known. Here we describe the natural history of gibbus deformity in a single center patient population using serial spinal MRI scans.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>All spinal MRI scans in MPS IH patients were retrospectively reviewed. The presence, spinal location, and angulation of the gibbus deformities were collected. The angles between the superior endplate of the superior normal vertebral body and the inferior endplate of the inferior normal vertebral body were measured.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>24 of 47 patients (51%) were found to have cervico-thoracic deformity on their cervical MRI scans, and 19 of those 24 (79%) patients were found to have progressive cervico-thoracic deformity with average change of angle of 17.1 degrees [range 3.9, 62.8] over 5.3 years. 7 of 8 patients who had thoraco-lumbar MRI were found to have thoraco-lumbar deformity, and 4 of those 7 patients (57%) were found to have progressive thoraco-lumbar deformity with the average increase angle of 16.7 degrees [range 3.3, 47.1] over an average of 4.1 years.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>We found out that baseline spinal measurement cannot reliably predict the progression as multiple patients with normal alignment eventually developed severe deformity, whereases patients with severe deformity did not progress to require surgical intervention.</p>","PeriodicalId":19422,"journal":{"name":"Neuroradiology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142133304","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
NeuroradiologyPub Date : 2024-11-01Epub Date: 2024-08-27DOI: 10.1007/s00234-024-03452-6
Nayron Medeiros Soares, Pedro Henrique Rodrigues da Silva, Gabriela Magalhães Pereira, Renata Ferranti Leoni, Carlos Roberto de Mello Rieder, Thatiane Alves Pianoschi Alva
{"title":"Diffusion tensor metrics, motor and non-motor symptoms in de novo Parkinson's disease.","authors":"Nayron Medeiros Soares, Pedro Henrique Rodrigues da Silva, Gabriela Magalhães Pereira, Renata Ferranti Leoni, Carlos Roberto de Mello Rieder, Thatiane Alves Pianoschi Alva","doi":"10.1007/s00234-024-03452-6","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00234-024-03452-6","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by dopaminergic neurons' degeneration of the substantia nigra, presenting with motor and non-motor symptoms. We hypothesized that altered diffusion metrics are associated with clinical symptoms in de novo PD patients.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Fractional Anisotropy (FA) and Mean (MD), Axial (AD), and Radial Diffusivity (RD) were assessed in 55 de novo PD patients (58.62 ± 9.85 years, 37 men) and 55 age-matched healthy controls (59.92 ± 11.25 years, 34 men). Diffusion-weighted images and clinical variables were collected from the Parkinson's Progression Markers Initiative study. Tract-based spatial statistics were used to identify white matter (WM) changes, and fiber tracts were localized using the JHU-WM tractography atlas. Motor and non-motor symptoms were evaluated in patients.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>We observed higher FA values and lower RD values in patients than controls in various fiber tracts (p-TFCE < 0.05). No significant MD or AD difference was observed between groups. Diffusion metrics of several regions significantly correlated with non-motor (state and trait anxiety and daytime sleepiness) and axial motor symptoms in the de novo PD group. No correlations were observed between diffusion metrics and other clinical symptoms evaluated.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Our findings suggest microstructural changes in de novo PD fiber tracts; however, limited associations with clinical symptoms reveal the complexity of PD pathology. They may contribute to understanding the neurobiological changes underlying PD and have implications for developing targeted interventions. However, further longitudinal research with larger cohorts and consideration of confounding factors are necessary to elucidate the underlying mechanisms of these diffusion alterations in de novo PD.</p>","PeriodicalId":19422,"journal":{"name":"Neuroradiology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142073369","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
NeuroradiologyPub Date : 2024-11-01Epub Date: 2024-09-03DOI: 10.1007/s00234-024-03451-7
Yun-Feng Yang, Endong Zhao, Yutong Shi, Hao Zhang, Yuan-Yuan Yang
{"title":"Multicenter investigation of preoperative distinction between primary central nervous system lymphomas and glioblastomas through interpretable artificial intelligence models.","authors":"Yun-Feng Yang, Endong Zhao, Yutong Shi, Hao Zhang, Yuan-Yuan Yang","doi":"10.1007/s00234-024-03451-7","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00234-024-03451-7","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Research into the effectiveness and applicability of deep learning, radiomics, and their integrated models based on Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) for preoperative differentiation between Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma (PCNSL) and Glioblastoma (GBM), along with an exploration of the interpretability of these models.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>A retrospective analysis was performed on MRI images and clinical data from 261 patients across two medical centers. The data were split into a training set (n = 153, medical center 1) and an external test set (n = 108, medical center 2). Radiomic features were extracted using Pyradiomics to build the Radiomics Model. Deep learning networks, including the transformer-based MobileVIT Model and Convolutional Neural Networks (CNN) based ConvNeXt Model, were trained separately. By applying the \"late fusion\" theory, the radiomics model and deep learning model were fused to produce the optimal Max-Fusion Model. Additionally, Shapley Additive exPlanations (SHAP) and Grad-CAM were employed for interpretability analysis.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In the external test set, the Radiomics Model achieved an Area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC) of 0.86, the MobileVIT Model had an AUC of 0.91, the ConvNeXt Model demonstrated an AUC of 0.89, and the Max-Fusion Model showed an AUC of 0.92. The Delong test revealed a significant difference in AUC between the Max-Fusion Model and the Radiomics Model (P = 0.02).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The Max-Fusion Model, combining different models, presents superior performance in distinguishing PCNSL and GBM, highlighting the effectiveness of model fusion for enhanced decision-making in medical applications.</p><p><strong>Clinical relevance statement: </strong>The preoperative non-invasive differentiation between PCNSL and GBM assists clinicians in selecting appropriate treatment regimens and clinical management strategies.</p>","PeriodicalId":19422,"journal":{"name":"Neuroradiology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142120347","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
NeuroradiologyPub Date : 2024-11-01Epub Date: 2024-07-24DOI: 10.1007/s00234-024-03436-6
Michele Porcu, Luigi Cocco, Francesco Marrosu, Riccardo Cau, Josep Puig, Jasjit S Suri, Luca Saba
{"title":"Hippocampus and olfactory impairment in Parkinson disease: a comparative exploratory combined volumetric/functional MRI study.","authors":"Michele Porcu, Luigi Cocco, Francesco Marrosu, Riccardo Cau, Josep Puig, Jasjit S Suri, Luca Saba","doi":"10.1007/s00234-024-03436-6","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00234-024-03436-6","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Patients with Parkinson's Disease (PD) commonly experience Olfactory Dysfunction (OD). Our exploratory study examined hippocampal volumetric and resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rs-fMRI) variations in a Healthy Control (HC) group versus a cognitively normal PD group, further categorized into PD with No/Mild Hyposmia (PD-N/MH) and PD with Severe Hyposmia (PD-SH).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We calculated participants' relative Total Hippocampal Volume (rTHV) and performed Spearman's partial correlations, controlled for age and gender, to examine the correlation between rTHV and olfactory performance assessed by the Odor Stick Identification Test for the Japanese (OSIT-J) score. Mann-Whitney U tests assessed rTHV differences across groups and subgroups, rejecting the null hypothesis for p < 0.05. Furthermore, a seed-based rs-fMRI analysis compared hippocampal connectivity differences using a one-way ANCOVA covariate model with controls for age and gender.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Spearman's partial correlations indicated a moderate positive correlation between rTHV and OSIT-J in the whole study population (ρ = 0.406; p = 0.007), PD group (ρ = 0.493; p = 0.008), and PD-N/MH subgroup (ρ = 0.617; p = 0.025). Mann-Whitney U tests demonstrated lower rTHV in PD-SH subgroup compared to both HC group (p = 0.013) and PD-N/MH subgroup (p = 0.029). Seed-to-voxel rsfMRI analysis revealed reduced hippocampal connectivity in PD-SH subjects compared to HC subjects with a single cluster of voxels.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Although the design of the study do not allow to make firm conclusions, it is reasonable to speculate that the progressive involvement of the hippocampus in PD patients is associated with the progression of OD.</p>","PeriodicalId":19422,"journal":{"name":"Neuroradiology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141752289","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
NeuroradiologyPub Date : 2024-11-01DOI: 10.1007/s00234-024-03455-3
Daniel Barber, Nicholas Trost, Christiane Stehmann, Victoria Lewis, James Doecke, Ash Jhamb, Shin-Han Leon Winata, Steven Collins
{"title":"Correction to: Assessing the newly proposed MRI criteria for diagnosing sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease.","authors":"Daniel Barber, Nicholas Trost, Christiane Stehmann, Victoria Lewis, James Doecke, Ash Jhamb, Shin-Han Leon Winata, Steven Collins","doi":"10.1007/s00234-024-03455-3","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00234-024-03455-3","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19422,"journal":{"name":"Neuroradiology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142110041","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Multimodal MRI changes associated with non-motor symptoms of rapid eye movement sleep behaviour disorder in Parkinson's disease patients.","authors":"Huihui Lin, Xiaoyu Cheng, Yiwen Xu, Jiayu Wu, Jiangtao Zhu, Chengjie Mao, Zhen Jiang","doi":"10.1007/s00234-024-03492-y","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00234-024-03492-y","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background and objective: </strong>Parkinson's disease (PD), a prevalent neurodegenerative disorder, assumes a more adverse prognosis when accompanied by rapid eye movement sleep disorder (RBD). Non-motor symptoms, particularly sleep and emotional disturbances, significantly impair patients' quality of life. This study aimed to investigate the neuroimaging underpinnings of PD-RBD using structural and functional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and to explore the associations between these imaging biomarkers and non-motor symptoms.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>Brain scans were acquired from 33 PD patients without and 21 with probable RBD (PD-pRBD). Comparative analyses were performed to evaluate structural and functional alterations between the two groups. Additionally, the correlations between neuroimaging metrics and clinical assessment scales were assessed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>PD-pRBD patients demonstrated more pronounced grey matter atrophy, particularly in the putamen and insula. Functional MRI revealed decreased amplitude of low-frequency fluctuations (ALFF) in the bilateral posterior cingulate cortex and left precuneus of PD-pRBD patients. Furthermore, reduced functional connectivity (FC) was observed in specific regions of the whole brain and within the default mode network (DMN) in PD-pRBD. Notably, a negative correlation was found between mean ALFF values in the left posterior cingulate cortex of PD-pRBD patients and Hamilton Depression Rating Scale scores.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>PD-pRBD is characterized by more severe grey matter loss and functional MRI abnormalities compared to PD alone. Dysfunction of the posterior cingulate cortex is implicated in more pronounced affective impairments, providing novel insights into the complex pathophysiology of PD-RBD.</p>","PeriodicalId":19422,"journal":{"name":"Neuroradiology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-10-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142546582","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}