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We have developed the delta-apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC), a new parameter of the water dynamics of brain tissue using MRI. Delta-ADC is the changes in regional ADC values of the brain during the cardiac cycle. The study included 6 idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH) patients (iNPH group) and 12 healthy volunteers (control group). ECG-triggered single-shot diffusion echo planar imaging (b = 0 and 1,000 s/mm2) was used on a 1.5-T MRI. The delta-ADC image was calculated from the maximum minus the minimum ADC value of all cardiac phase images (20 phases) on a pixel-by-pixel basis. Delta-ADC values in the white matter of the frontal, temporal, and occipital lobe were obtained. Delta-ADC values in the iNPH group were significantly higher than those in the control group in all regions. ADC values in the iNPH were also significantly higher than those in the control group, but the differences in the ADC between the groups in each region were much lower than those for the delta-ADC. Although the changes in the delta-ADC and ADC values were similar, there was no significant correlation between the delta-ADC and the ADC. These results suggest that the ADC and the delta-ADC may reflect different kinds of water dynamics. The ADC depends on the water content in brain tissue. On the other hand, delta-ADC depends on not only the water content, but also on the degree of the fluctuation of the water molecules. Delta-ADC analysis makes it possible to obtain non-invasively new and more detailed information on the regional brain condition in iNPH.
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Osawa, T. et al. (2012). Delta-ADC (Apparent Diffusion Coefficient) Analysis in Patients with Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus. In: Schuhmann, M., Czosnyka, M. (eds) Intracranial Pressure and Brain Monitoring XIV. Acta Neurochirurgica Supplementum, vol 114. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-0956-4_38
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