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  • Title: Assessing Temporal Brain Metabolite Changes in Preterm Infants Using Multivoxel Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy.
    Author: Akasaka M, Kamei A, Araya N, Matsumoto A, Konishi Y, Sotodate G, Shirasawa S, Toya Y, Kasai T, Chida S, Sasaki M.
    Journal: Magn Reson Med Sci; 2016; 15(2):187-92. PubMed ID: 26567757.
    Abstract:
    PURPOSE: To investigate temporal changes in brain metabolites during the first year of life in preterm infants using multivoxel proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy ((1)H-MRS). METHODS: Seventeen infants born at 29 (25-33) gestational week (median, range) weighing 1104 (628-1836) g underwent 1.5-T multivoxel (1)H-MRS at 42 postconceptional week (PCW) and at 3, 6, 9, and 12 months after. We measured N-acetyl aspartate (NAA)/creatine (Cr), choline (Cho)/Cr, myo-inositol (Ins)/Cr, NAA/Cho, and Ins/Cho ratios in the frontal lobe (FL) and basal ganglia and thalamus (BG + Th). Linear regression analyses were performed to identify longitudinal changes in infants showing normal imaging findings and normal development. We also evaluated ratios of subjects with abnormal imaging findings and/or development using the 95% confidence intervals (CIs) of regression equations in normal subjects. RESULTS: In the 13 infants with normal development, NAA/Cr and NAA/Cho ratios showed significant positive correlations with PCWs in the FL (r = 0.64 and 0.83, respectively, both P < 0.01) and BG + Th (r = 0.79 and 0.87, respectively, both P < 0.01), while Cho/Cr and Ins/Cr ratios revealed significant negative correlations with PCWs in the FL (r =-0.69 and -0.58, respectively, both P < 0.01) and BG + Th (r =-0.74 and -0.72, respectively, both P < 0.01). Ins/Cho ratios in the FL did not significantly correlate with PCWs (r =-0.19, P = 0.18), while those in the BG + Th showed significant negative correlation with PCWs (r =-0.44, P < 0.01). The metrics in the abnormal group were within the normal group 95% CIs in all periods except a few exceptions. CONCLUSIONS: Longitudinal multivoxel MRS is able to detect temporal changes in major brain metabolites during the first year of life in preterm infants.
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