Diffusion Tensor Imaging of the Dentate Nucleus After Repeated Administration of Gadobutrol in Children

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Abstract

This study aimed to investigate possible signal changes in the dentate nucleus (DN) on diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) after administration of gadobutrol in a pediatric cohort. Total of 50 pediatric patients (mean age: 6.2 ± 4.3 years) with normal renal function exposed exclusively to the macrocyclic GBCA (mcGBCA) gadobutrol and 50 age- and sex-matched control patients with nonpathological neuroimaging findings (and no GBCA administration). Mean diffusivity (MD) and fractional anisotropy (FA) values were determined in the DN. A paired t test was performed to compare FA, MD values, and DN-to-middle cerebral peduncle (MCP) T1WI SI ratios between children exposed to gadobutrol and controls. Pearson correlation analysis was conducted to determine any correlation between FA and MD values as well as T1WI SI ratios and confounding parameters. The mean FA values of DN was significantly lower in children with mcGBCA than in the control group (p < 0.001; non-GBCA group, 0.299 ± 0.03; mcGBCA group, 0.254 ± 0.05), but no significant difference of the T1WI SI ratio was noted between the mcGBCA group (0.946 ± 0.06) and the control group (0.963 ± 0.05; p = 0.336). There was also a significant MD value difference between mcGBCA group and control group (p < 0.001; non-GBCA group, 0.152 ± 0.02 × 10 -3 mm 2/s; mcGBCA group, 0.173 ± 0.03 × 10 -3 mm 2/s). A significant correlation was identified between FA/MD values and the number of mcGBCA administration (FA; correlation coefficient =  - 0.355, p = 0.011 and MD; correlation coefficient = 0.334, p = 0.018). The administration of the gadobutrol was associated with higher MD and lower FA values in DN suggesting a difference in cerebellar tissue integrity between children exposed to mcGBCAs and control group.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)657-664
Number of pages8
JournalCerebellum
Volume21
Issue number4
Early online dateAug 27 2021
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 2022

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Keywords

  • Dentate nucleus (DN)
  • Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI)
  • Fractional anisotropy (FA)
  • Gadolinium-based contrast agent (GBCA)
  • Mean diffusivity (MD)
  • Pediatrics

PubMed: MeSH publication types

  • Journal Article

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