Neurofibromatosis type 1: diffusion weighted imaging findings of brain

PURPOSE: The purposes of this study were to evaluate the differences in apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) values between infra and supratentorial unidentified bright objects (UBOs), between UBOs and normal appearing side (NAS, contralateral regions of the UBOs and/or normal appearing region without UBOs) in the neurofibromatosis type 1 patients (NF1) and control group and also to investigate correlation between age and ADC values. METHODS: A total of 30 patients and 26 healthy controls were included. The MRI examination consisted of routine imaging and diffusion weighted imaging (DWI). Seven distinct locations (frontal, parieto-occipital and cerebellar white matter, globus pallidum, thalamus, hippocampus, and midbrain) were selected for the analysis. The ADC values were calculated directly from these automatically generated ADC maps with ROI. RESULTS: The ADC values of UBOs were significantly increased in cerebellar white matter, hippocampus, globus pallidum, midbrain, and thalamus when compared with NAS and control group. There were statistically significant differences between NAS and control group in the ADC values obtained from hippocampus and thalamus. There were statistically significant differences between supra and infratentorial UBOs in ADC values. There was a negative correlation between age and the ADC values obtained from normal appearing midbrain, hippocampus, thalamus, and globus pallidum. CONCLUSION: ADC values both in UBOs and in the normal appearing locations as hippocampus and thalamus were detected to be higher in the patients with NF1. The detection of lesions might be independent of MRI appearance in NF1, i.e. although the brain is affected, MRI appearance may be normal. Therefore, DWI and ADC values should also be utilized in the delineation of brain involvement of NF1 patients.     

0.5T磁共振机弥散加权像诊断急性脑梗塞

目的：分析０．５Ｔ磁共振机的弥散加权像（ＤＷＩ）对急性脑梗塞诊断的临床价值。材料与方法：计算５０例健康志愿者正常脑组织各不同部位的表观弥散系数（ＡＤＣ）值,并对急性脑梗塞发作后３～１２小时的１０名患者进行ＤＷＩ及常规Ｔ_１ＷＩ、Ｔ_２ＷＩ、ＦＬＡＩＲ及ＭＲＡ检查。结果：测得正常人额、顶、枕叶脑白质、半卵圆中心、基底节、脑干、小脑半球、脑脊液部位的ＡＤＣ平均值。对于临床患者,ＤＷＩ可明确显示急性期脑梗塞病灶,常规Ｔ_１ＷＩ、Ｔ_２ＷＩ、ＦＬＡＩＲ均不能显示或显示不清。结论：以ＤＷＩ为主,结合Ｔ_１ＷＩ、Ｔ_２ＷＩ、ＦＬＡＩＲ及ＭＲＡ序列能非常准确、可靠的诊断急性脑梗塞。     

Early- and late-state subacute sclerosing panencephalitis: chemical shift imaging and single-voxel MR spectroscopy

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE) is a rare, progressive, inflammatory neurodegenerative disease. Our aim was to determine the metabolic abnormalities of brain in early- and late-stage SSPE by using MR spectroscopy and to assess areas of involvement in the early stages when MR imaging findings were normal. METHODS: Children with stage II (n = 3) or III (n = 3) SSPE and 10 healthy, age-matched children underwent MR imaging, multivoxel MR spectroscopy, and short-echo single-voxel MR spectroscopy (SVS). Areas of involvement in the brain were determined with chemical shift imaging. For SVS, 2 x 2 x 2-cm voxels were placed in the frontal subcortical white matter (FSWM) and parieto-occipital white matter (POWM). N-acetylaspartate (NAA)/creatine (Cr), choline (Cho)/Cr, myo-inositol (Ins)/Cr, and NAA/Cho ratios were calculated. RESULTS: Comparisons of NAA/Cr, Cho/Cr, Ins/Cr and NAA/Cho ratios between patients and control subjects showed significant differences in FSWM and POWM (P <.01). In patients with SSPE, NAA/Cr ratios in POWM were significantly less than those in FSWM (P <.01). NAA/Cr ratios in patients with stage II SSPE and those in the control group were not significantly different; this may reflect the absence of neuronal loss. Decreased NAA/Cr, increased Cho/Cr and Ins/Cr ratios, and increased lactate and lipid peaks were found in patients with stage III SSPE. CONCLUSION: MR spectroscopy showed findings suggestive of inflammation in stage II and findings of demyelination, gliosis, cellular necrosis, and anaerobic metabolism in stage III. MR spectroscopy could be a promising technique for early diagnosis and treatment planning in cases of SSPE.     

A preliminary report of brain edema in patients with uremia at first hemodialysis: evaluation by diffusion-weighted MR imaging

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The dynamics of brain-water content associated with hemodialysis in patients with severe azotemia remains obscure. To investigate whether either interstitial or cytotoxic edema is responsible for dialysis disequilibrium syndrome (DDS), we used diffusion-weighted MR imaging (DWI) to measure the apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC), which is sensitive for detecting tissue water dynamics. METHODS: Eight consecutive patients with end stage renal disease (ESRD) and blood urea nitrogen level of more than 100 mg/dL (160.9 +/- 53.1 mg/dL) were recruited. Conventional MR images, DWI, and clinical manifestations were obtained before and after the 1st hemodialysis. The ADC values were determined for regions of normal-appearing gray and white matter and for regions of hyperintensity of white matter on T2-weighted MR imaging. RESULTS: Foci of bright areas of white matter were found in all patients on T2-weighted images. The ADC values of the patients with ESRD, in white matter and gray matter before and after hemodialysis, were greater than those of the healthy controls (P < .005). Regarding the impact of hemodialysis, the ADC of frontal lobe white matter increased significantly after hemodialysis (1.09 +/- 0.11 versus 1.03 +/- 0.11, P = .036). We did not find the specific area of brain edema reported in posterior leukoencephalopathy and the osmotic demyelination syndrome. CONCLUSIONS: These results suggest that severe azotemia in end stage renal disease leads to interstitial brain edema reflected as increased ADC, and the further increased ADC reflects that edema associated with 1st hemodialysis is interstitial rather than cytotoxic in nature.     

脑结节性硬化的MR DWI分析

目的:使用磁共振扩散加权成像(DWI)研究结节性硬化(TS)患者脑灰质和白质内病灶的扩散特点,并观察表观扩散系数(ADC)的变化。方法:对18例临床影像学诊断的TS患儿使用1.5TMR系统行DWI检查,测量大脑皮质和皮质下61个结节的ADC值和对照组15例正常儿童的正常白质的ADC值。结果:TS患儿大脑皮质和白质病灶的ADC值明显高于健康儿童正常脑白质的ADC值,两者存在统计学差异(P<0.001)。其中4例TS伴发的室管膜下巨细胞星形细胞瘤ADC值与正常脑实质的相似,两者无统计学差异(P>0.05)。结论:DWI可提供TS患儿脑皮质和白质病灶的病理信息,TS脑白质内结节灶的高ADC值可区别常规MRI检查T1WI和T2WI信号与TS相似的其他疾病结节状病灶。     

DWI findings of periventricular ischemic changes in patients with leukoaraiosis.

In this report the diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) findings and ADC values of leukoaraiosis (LA) and associated periventricular ischemic lesions were assessed. Seventy-eight patients with LA were examined with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and DWI. Twenty one patients (28%) were found to have focal acute white matter infarction on DWI which could not be detected and discriminated on the basis of MRI findings alone. LA and acute white matter infarction both showed hyperintensity on standard T2W MRI, whereas acute infarction revealed focal hyperintensity on DWI. Thirteen patients (16%) had chronic lacunar infarctions in the white matter. ADC values of LA, acute and chronic white matter infarctions were calculated and found to be significantly different from each other (p<0.05). It is concluded that DWI is necessary in the detection of acute periventricular white matter infarction from LA.     

Usefulness of diffusion/perfusion-weighted MRI in patients with non-enhancing supratentorial brain gliomas: a valuable tool to predict tumour grading?

22 patients with non-enhancing supratentorial gliomas on contrast-enhanced MRI underwent both diffusion- and perfusion-weighted MRI (DWI/PWI) before surgical resection. 14 low-grade gliomas (WHO Grade I and II) and 8 anaplastic gliomas were verified histologically. Both apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) values and relative cerebral blood volume (rCBV) ratios were calculated on the solid portion of the tumour, on peritumoural area, as well as on the contralateral normal white matter, respectively. The results showed that lower ADC values were present in the solid portions of anaplastic gliomas, but not in low grade (p < 0.01). All ADC values in peritumoural regions of tumours were decreased compared with the contralateral normal white matter. However, there was no significant difference between anaplastic gliomas and low-grade gliomas. Meanwhile, higher rCBV ratios were present in both solid portions and peritumoural regions of anaplastic gliomas, but not in low grade gliomas (p < 0.01). In conclusion, non-enhancing brain gliomas with lower ADC values in the solid portions and higher rCBV ratios in both solid portions and peritumoural regions of tumours are significantly correlated with anaplasia. Therefore, DWI and PWI should be integrated in the diagnostic work-up of non-enhancing gliomas in order to predict grading.     

Diffusion-weighted MR imaging of viral encephalitis

Introduction The aim of this study was to evaluate the role of diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) in the diagnosis of viral encephalitis and its relationship with the stage of the illness.Methods We performed conventional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) including T1-W, T2-W and fluid attenuated inversion recovery (FLAIR) sequences and DWI in 18 patients with viral encephalitis diagnosed on the basis of laboratory, clinical and radiologic findings. Based on the qualitative and quantitative comparison of the conventional MRI and DWI, the patients were divided into three groups. Apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) values of the involved and contralateral normal brain tissues were computed and compared for each group. The degree of correlation between the time (TI) from the onset of neurologic symptoms to the MR examination and ADC values was determined.Results In group I (n=11) DWI was superior to conventional MRI in detecting the encephalitic involved sites and in depicting the borders of the encephalitic lesions. In group II (n=4) DWI was similar to conventional MRI. In group III (n=3) conventional MRI was superior to DWI. Mean ADC values of affected versus contralateral normal brain tissues were 0.458±0.161×10⁻³ versus 0.86±0.08×10⁻³ in group I, 0.670±0.142×10⁻³ versus 0.93±0.07×10⁻³ in group II, and 1.413±0.211×10⁻³ versus 1.05±0.06×10⁻³ in group III. Patients in group I had significantly lower ADC values than those in group II, while patients in group III had the highest ADC values (P<0.05). The ADC values were significantly lower in the affected sites than in the unaffected sites of patients in groups I and II, but were significantly higher in the affected sites than in the unaffected sites of patients in group III (P<0.05). There was an excellent correlation between ADC values and duration of the disease (r=0.874, P=0.01).Conclusion DWI is superior to other conventional diagnostic MR sequences in the detection of early viral encephalitic lesions and depiction of the lesion borders and, in combination with other sequences, DWI may contribute to the determination of the disease phase.     

轻型创伤性脑损伤脑白质纤维束扩散张量成像研究

目的：使用3.0T 磁共振扩散张量成像(DTI)技术观察轻型创伤性脑损伤(mTBI)患者脑白质纤维束的改变,探讨 DTI对 mTBI 的临床诊断价值。方法选取30例 mTBI 患者及30例健康对照者分别进行常规 CT、MRI 及 DTI 检查,分别测量 mTBI患者(急性期、亚急性期、伤后5周~3个月)和对照者的胼胝体膝部、压部、双侧内囊前后肢、扣带束、上纵束、下纵束的各向异性(FA)值、表观扩散系数(ADC)值,观察各测量值的变化规律。结果mTBI 患者部分脑白质纤维束区的 FA 值在急性期、亚急性期减低(P 均<0.05),伤后5周~3个月时仍低于对照者(P 均<0.05),但胼胝体膝部及压部的 FA 值在急性期不减低反而升高(P 均>0.05),此后呈逐渐减低趋势,并在外伤5周~3个月时略低于正常对照组,但差异无统计学意义(P 均>0.05)。急性期、亚急性期 mTBI 患者的 ADC 值低于正常对照组,并在外伤5周~3个月时接近或略高于对照组,但差异无统计学意义(P 均>0.05)。结论DTI 对 mTBI 敏感性较高,能够准确显示白质纤维束的损伤情况并使其可视化,DTI 对 mTBI 的诊断具有重要的临床价值。     

DWI在胎儿后颅窝池扩张中的研究

目的 测量后颅窝池扩张胎儿脑部表观扩散系数(ADC),探讨DWI及ADC值在后颅窝池扩张胎儿的应用.方法 16例后颅窝池扩张胎儿及16例对照进行DWI扫描及ADC值测量,比较2组各脑区ADC值差异及后颅窝池扩张胎儿左右脑区ADC值差异.将ADC值、后颅窝池扩张程度分别与孕周进行相关分析.结果 后颅窝池扩张胎儿脑部ADC值在双侧额叶及顶叶白质、双侧丘脑及小脑下降;后颅窝池扩张胎儿左右脑区ADC值差异无统计学意义(P>0.05);双侧基底节区和丘脑ADC值与孕周呈负相关(P<0.05),后颅窝池扩张程度与孕周未见相关(P>0.05).结论 后颅窝池扩张胎儿多个脑区出现ADC值下降,提示ADC值对于检测潜在脑部损伤更为敏感,常规序列结合DWI及ADC值能更准确地检测胎儿异常.     

DWI对二氯乙烷中毒性脑病的诊断价值(附7例报告)

目的:探讨二氯乙垸中毒性脑病的DWI表现.方法:对7例二氯乙烷中毒性脑病患者行头颅常规MRI 及DWI检查,并测量病灶的ADC值.结果:7例均可见双侧额颞枕顶叶皮质下及白质、小脑齿状核、豆状核、丘脑、外囊和内囊等区域异常信号,常规MRI上呈长T1、长T2信号,DWI上呈高信号.轻症患者(5例)ADC图上病灶呈高信号,重...     

高b值扩散加权成像对胶质瘤分级的应用价值

目的评价高b值MR扩散加权成像(diffusion weighted imaging,DWI)对胶质瘤分级的应用价值。资料与方法经手术病理证实的36例胶质瘤(高级23例,低级13例)患者行常规MRI和DWI检查,分析其DWI表现。测量低、中、高b值(b=600 s/mm2、1000 s/mm2、3000 s/mm2)DWI图像中不同级别胶质瘤的肿瘤实性区域与对侧相应部位正常脑白质区的信号强度(SI)和表观扩散系数(ADC)值,计算肿瘤与正常区SI的比值即相对信号强度(rSI)和ADC的比值即相对ADC值(rADC)。结果 (1)在高b值时,21例(91.3%)高级胶质瘤呈高信号,而12例(92.3%)低级胶质瘤呈低信号。(2)在b值相同时,高级胶质瘤的平均rSI明显高于低级胶质瘤,平均ADC值、平均rADC值明显低于低级胶质瘤,两组之间的差异均有统计学意义(P<0.0001),其中rSI以及rADC的差异在高b值时更大。(3)对于高级胶质瘤,在高b值与中b值、高b值与低b值比较时平均rSI值以及平均rADC值的差异均有统计学意义(P<0.0001);对于低级胶质瘤,在高b值与中b值、高b值与低b值比较时平均r...     

MRI findings in osmotic myelinolysis

OBJECTIVES: Osmotic myelinolysis is a distinctive clinical syndrome with characteristic CT and MR features. This study was undertaken to determine the MR appearance of these lesions on T1 and T2-weighted, and diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) sequences with apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) mapping. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We describe six patients who presented with deranged serum sodium levels and subsequently developed osmotic myelinolysis. CT and MRI scans were retrospectively reviewed, including the advanced functional MR sequence of DWI with ADC mapping. RESULTS: Both cerebral white matter and pontine lesions were typically hypo and hyper-intense on T1 and T2W sequences respectively. Lesions were mildly hyperintense on isotropic DWI images with elevation of the ADC. CONCLUSION: MRI is superior to CT in depicting lesions in osmotic myelinolysis. DWI with ADC mapping suggests that osmotic myelinolysis is not simply a demyelinating disorder but has similarities to multiple sclerosis.     

Cerebral abscesses: investigation using apparent diffusion coefficient maps

The combination of high signal and reduced apparent diffusion coefficients (ADC) within abscesses on diffusion-weighted MRI (DWI) has been reported as characteristic of abscesses, and useful for distinguishing them from cystic or necrotic neoplasms. To assess whether these are consistent findings in abscesses, we used DWI-derived ADC to investigate changes in water diffusibility in cerebral abscesses. We reviewed the MRI studies and clinical records of five patients with brain abscesses, who underwent DWI. Regions of interest were drawn within the abscesses on ADC maps, to obtain the ADC. The center of all five abscesses gave signal higher than that of white matter on DWI. The three largest also appeared bright on ADC maps, i. e., showed ADC substantially lower than those of normal white matter, consistent with restricted diffusion. However, the two smaller abscesses were not visible on ADC maps because their ADC were essentially the same as that of white matter; they did not show restricted diffusion. The absence of restricted diffusion within small abscesses may be related to intrinsic differences in molecular microenvironment between small and large abscesses, or to greater influence of volume averaging with surrounding edema on the ADC in smaller abscesses. Received: 22 May 2000 Accepted: 9 July 2000     

MR DWI及ADC值在急性脑梗死诊断中的应用价值

目的评价磁共振扩散加权成像（DWI）和表观扩散系数（ADC）在急性脑梗死诊断中的临床价值。方法选取临床上拟诊为脑梗死患者186例进行常规MR扫描及DWI检查,根据发病时间分成超急性期（〈6h）、急性期（6～72h）、亚急性期（3～7d）3个组。测定各组梗死灶ADC值及健侧ADC值,并计算相对ADC（rADC）。结果超急性期、急性期、亚急性期梗死灶ADC值均低于健侧相应区域（配对t检验,P〈0．01）;超急性期、急性期及亚急性期病例之间rADC有统计学差异（单因素方差分析,F=7．663,P=0．001）。结论DWI在脑梗死超急性期、急性期、亚急性期均具有很高的敏感性,各期梗死灶rADC值有时间相关性,对脑梗死的准确分期有重要价值。     

Assessment of white matter damage in subacute sclerosing panencephalitis using quantitative diffusion tensor MR imaging

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE), a rare progressive degenerative disease, is caused by persistent infection with a defective measles virus. The correlation between the clinical staging and MR imaging is usually poor. The aim of the study was to investigate the role of diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) in the early detection of white matter damage in SSPE in the presence of normal findings on conventional imaging. METHODS: DTI was performed in 21 patients in stage II SSPE and 10 age/sex-matched healthy controls. Fractional anisotropy (FA) and mean diffusivity (MD) values were calculated in the periventricular white matter, corpus callosum, and posterior limb of the internal capsule in patients with normal and abnormal findings on conventional imaging as well as healthy controls. RESULTS: The patients were grouped into those with normal (n = 11) and abnormal (n = 10) findings on conventional imaging for the purpose of quantitative DTI analysis. Abnormal- and normal-appearing white matter on T2-weighted images showed significantly decreased FA values in all the regions compared with those in healthy controls. MD values were significantly increased in the periventricular white matter region of the frontal and parietooccipital lobe in patients with normal as well as abnormal findings on conventional imaging compared with those in healthy controls. CONCLUSION: DTI detects early white matter abnormalities that may have significant therapeutic implication, even in the presence of normal findings on conventional imaging, in patients with SSPE.     

Diffusion-weighted MRI in rectal cancer: apparent diffusion coefficient as a potential noninvasive marker of tumor aggressiveness

Purpose:

To assess the value of diffusion‐weighted MR imaging (DWI) as a potential noninvasive marker of tumor aggressiveness in rectal cancer, by analyzing the relationship between tumoral apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) values and MRI and histological prognostic parameters.

Materials and Methods:

Fifty rectal cancer patients underwent primary staging MRI including DWI before surgery and neo‐adjuvant therapy. In 47, surgery was preceded by short‐course radiation therapy (n = 28) or long‐course chemoradiation therapy (n = 19). Mean tumor ADC was measured and compared between subgroups based on pretreatment CEA levels, MRI parameters (mesorectal fascia ‐ MRF ‐ status; T‐stage; N‐stage) and histological parameters (differentiation grade: poorly differentiated, poorly moderately differentiated, moderately differentiated, moderately well differentiated, well‐differentiated; lymphangiovascular invasion).

Results:

Mean tumor ADCs differ between MRF‐free versus MRF‐invaded tumors (P = 0.013), the groups of cN0 versus cN+ cancers (P = 0.011), and between the several groups of histological differentiation grades (P = 0.025). There was no significant difference in mean ADCs between the various groups of CEA levels, the T stage, and the presence of lymphangiovascular invasion.

Conclusion:

Lower ADC values were associated with a more aggressive tumor profile. Significant correlations were found between mean ADC values and radiological MRF status, N stage and differentiation grade. ADC has the potential to become an imaging biomarker of tumor aggressiveness profile. J. Magn. Reson. Imaging 2012;35:1365–1371. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.     

系统性红斑狼疮性脑病的MRI表现

目的 探讨系统性红斑狼疮性脑病(NPSLE)的MRI特点.方法 回顾性分析21例经临床证实的NPSLE患者颅脑MRI图像,根据其DWI行ADC图重建,测量病灶及正常脑组织的ADC值并进行对照.结果 21例NPSLE患者中颅脑MRI检查发现异常者20例,阳性率为95%.MRI异常表现包括:(1)DWI高信号14例,11例多发,3例单发;14例中4例合并脑萎缩;病灶部位皮层下白质较皮层多见;皮层DWI高信号病灶ADC值减低(t=2.513,P=0.019),白质DWI高信号病灶ADC值升高(t=2.877,P=0.007).(2)单纯脑萎缩2例.(3)脑白质稀疏2例.(4)软化灶2例,其中1例合并脑萎缩.(5)5例NPSLE行MRI增强检查,2例强化,表现为沿脑回分布的条状、小片状强化.结论 MRI在判断NPSLE脑部病变的有无、部位、进展及转归中起重要作用.     

高分辨率MRI扩散加权成像对直肠癌术前T、N分期及环周切缘判断的价值

目的探讨高分辨率MRI扩散加权成像(DWI)对直肠癌患者术前T、N分期与环周切缘的判断价值。方法对收治的直肠癌127例患者行MRI与DWI检查,根据术后病理结果,分析MRI与DWI对直肠癌术前T分期与N分期的诊断价值以及对环周切缘的判断价值。结果MRI诊断T1期敏感度92.00%、特异度99.02%;T2期敏感度92.31%、特异度97.03%、T3期92.68%、特异度98.84%;T4期敏感度91.43%、特异度100.0%。MRI对N0期诊断敏感度93.02%、特异度94.05%、N1期敏感度89.13%、特异度97.53%、N2期敏感度93.33%、特异度100.0%。经单因素方差分析显示,不同分期患者b=800 mm^2/s基线下ADC值,差异具有统计学意义(P<0.05);其中T1、T2、T3期ADC值显著高于T4期,T1期显著高于T2、T3期,差异具有统计学意义(P<0.05)。b=800 mm^2/s基线下ADC值对T1期直肠癌患者的AUC为0.834、对T2期0.651、T3期0.546、T4期0.837。经单因素方差分析显示不同N分期患者ADC值,差异具有统计学意义(P<0.05)。结论MRI诊断直肠癌患者术前T、N分期具有较高价值,而DWI检查中b值基线下ADC在一定程度上可反映肿瘤细胞分化程度。     

颈动脉狭窄致脑低灌注损伤多模态MRI

目的：探讨颈动脉狭窄程度与颈内动脉血流动力学参数及相关脑区ADC值变化的关系。方法：27例患者经磁共振血管成像（MRA）证实有中度以上颈动脉狭窄。所有患者行颅脑常规 MRI、MRA和DWI检查,并采用血流定量测量（QFlow）和彩色多普勒超声（CDFI）对颈内动脉的血流动力学参数进行分析。对 QFlow技术与CDFI 测量的血流参数（血流量、平均流速、峰值流速及管腔面积）及其与颈动脉狭窄程度及相关脑区的表观扩散系数值（ADC ）之间的相关性行非参数检验。结果：①QFlow技术与CDFI测量的血流量和平均流速呈中度正相关（r＝0．695,P＜0．01;r＝0．795,P＜0．01）,峰值流速和管腔面积呈低度正相关（r＝0．453,P＜0．01;r＝0．573,P＜0．01）。②颈动脉狭窄程度与 QFlow 技术测量的颈内动脉流量呈低度负相关（r＝－0．467,P＜0．01）,与侧脑室旁前部和额叶白质的 ADC 值呈低度正相关（r＝0．373,P＜0．01;r＝0．372,P＜0．01）。③侧脑室旁前部和额叶白质的ADC 值与 QFlow 技术测量的颈内动脉流量分别呈中度和低度负相关（r＝－0．624,P＜0．01;r＝－0．533,P＜0．01）。结论：多模态 MRI能显示颈动脉狭窄所致的颈内动脉血流量减低及供血脑区的低灌注损伤,QFlow技术能较准确评价颈内动脉血流动力学变化。