Sequential alterations in diffusion metrics as correlates of disease severity in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

HP Müller, A Behler, M Münch, J Dorst, AC Ludolph… - Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Background and objective The neuropathology of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
follows a regional distribution pattern in the brain with four stages. Using diffusion tensor …

Longitudinal diffusion tensor imaging-based assessment of tract alterations: an application to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

D Baldaranov, A Khomenko, I Kobor… - Frontiers in human …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Objective: The potential of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) as a technical biomarker for
cerebral microstructural alterations in neurodegenerative diseases is under investigation. In …

Disease aggressiveness signatures of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in white matter tracts revealed by the D50 disease progression model

R Steinbach, N Gaur, A Roediger… - Human brain …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Numerous neuroimaging studies in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) have reported links
between structural changes and clinical data; however phenotypic and disease course …

Usefulness of diffusion tensor imaging findings as biomarkers for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

SH Baek, J Park, YH Kim, HY Seok, KW Oh, HJ Kim… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disease. However, no reliable
biomarkers have been identified to represent the clinical status. This study aimed to …

A large-scale multicentre cerebral diffusion tensor imaging study in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

HP Müller, MR Turner, J Grosskreutz… - Journal of Neurology …, 2016 - jnnp.bmj.com
Objective Damage to the cerebral tissue structural connectivity associated with amyotrophic
lateral sclerosis (ALS), which extends beyond the motor pathways, can be visualised by …

Tract integrity in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: 6–month evaluation using MR diffusion tensor imaging

AR Alruwaili, K Pannek, RD Henderson, M Gray… - BMC Medical …, 2019 - Springer
Background This study was performed to assess changes in diffusion tensor imaging (DTI)
over time in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Methods We performed DTI in …

Fractional anisotropy in the supplementary motor area correlates with disease duration and severity of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

W Sako, T Abe, Y Izumi, M Harada, R Kaji - Neurological Sciences, 2016 - Springer
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is progressive and fatal neurodegenerative disorder with
upper and lower motor neuron signs. There are no biomarkers to track disease progression …

Beyond fractional anisotropy in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: the value of mean, axial, and radial diffusivity and its correlation with electrophysiological conductivity …

AF Geraldo, J Pereira, P Nunes, S Reimão, R Sousa… - Neuroradiology, 2018 - Springer
Purpose This paper aims to analyze the contribution of mean diffusivity (MD), axial diffusivity
(AD), and radial diffusivity (RD) in the detection of microstructural abnormalities in …

Quantitative diffusion tensor imaging in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

CA Sage, RR Peeters, A Görner, W Robberecht… - Neuroimage, 2007 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: Aim of present study was to evaluate changes in diffusion tensor imaging (DTI)
parameters in the whole brain of 28 patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) …

Linear associations between clinically assessed upper motor neuron disease and diffusion tensor imaging metrics in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

JH Woo, S Wang, ER Melhem, JC Gee, A Cucchiara… - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Objective To assess the relationship between clinically assessed Upper Motor Neuron
(UMN) disease in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) and local diffusion alterations …