Publication: Brain Perfusion MRI Findings in Patients with Behcet-s Disease
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2012-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Alkan, ALPAY
GOKTAN, Asli
Karincaoglu, Yelda
KAMIŞLI, SUAT
Dogan, Metin
Oztanir, Namik
Turan, Nergiz
KOCAKOC, Ercan
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Objective. To search brain perfusion MRI (pMRI) changes in Behcet-s disease (BD) with or without neurological involvement. Materials and Method. The pMRI were performed in 34 patients with BD and 16 healthy controls. Based on neurologic examination and post-contrast MRI, 12 patients were classified as Neuro-Behcet (group 1, NBD) and 22 patients as BD without neurological involvement (group 2). Mean transit time (MTT), time to peak (TTP), relative cerebral blood volume (rCBV), and relative cerebral blood flow (rCBF) were obtained and compared to those of healthy control group (group 3). Results. There was a significant difference in the MTT and rCBF within the pons and parietal cortex in groups 1 and 2. rCBV increased in cerebral pedicle in group 1 compared with groups 2 and 3. In the temporal lobe white matter, prolonged MTT and decreased rCBF were found in groups 1 and 2. In the corpus striatum, internal capsule, and periventricular white matter, rCBF increased in group 1 compared with group 3 and decreased in groups 1 and 2. Conclusion. Brain pMRI is a very sensitive method to detect brain involvement in patients with BD and aids the clinical diagnosis of NBD, especially in patients with negative MRI findings.
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Alkan A., GOKTAN A., Karincaoglu Y., KAMIŞLI S., Dogan M., Oztanir N., Turan N., KOCAKOC E., -Brain Perfusion MRI Findings in Patients with Behcet-s Disease-, SCIENTIFIC WORLD JOURNAL, 2012