Improved detectability of experimental allergic encephalomyelitis in excised swine spinal cords by high b-value q-space DWI

Biton, Inbal E., Mayk, Adi, Kidron, Dvora, Assaf, Yaniv and Cohen, Yoram 2005. Improved detectability of experimental allergic encephalomyelitis in excised swine spinal cords by high b-value q-space DWI. Experimental Neurology 195 (2) , pp. 437-446. 10.1016/j.expneurol.2005.06.011

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Abstract

Experimental allergic encephalomyelitis (EAE) is the primary experimental model of multiple sclerosis (MS), which involves both inflammation and demyelination and is known to be species-dependent. Spinal cord abnormalities were found in more than 80% of postmortem specimens of MS patients. In the present study, T1, T2 and high b-value q-space diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) were used, for the first time, to characterize the EAE model in excised swine spinal cords. The MR images were compared with histological staining and clinical scoring. Although all spinal cords were excised from swine with severe or very severe (clinical score between 3 to 5 on a scale of 5) motor impairments, T1- and T2-weighted MRI revealed white matter (WM) abnormalities in only five of the ten EAE diseased spinal cords studied, while high b-value q-space diffusion weighted MRI (q-space DWI) detected WM abnormalities in all diseased spinal cords studied. Interestingly, high b-value q-space DWI was able to detect abnormalities in the normal appearing white matter (NAWM) even in spinal cords where no plaques were identified by the T1- and T2-weighted MR images. Good anatomical correlation was observed between the high b-value q-space MR images and histology. The extent of DWI abnormalities paralleled the clinical scoring and correlated with histology. In addition, areas classified as NAWM by the T1- and T2-weighted MR images that showed abnormalities in the q-space DWI were also found to have abnormal histology. This improved detection level of the EAE model by high b-value q-space DWI over conventional T1-, and T2-weighted MRI is briefly discussed.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Neuroscience and Mental Health Research Institute (NMHRI)
Publisher:	Elsevier
ISSN:	0014-4886
Last Modified:	21 Aug 2019 02:19
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/91861

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