Karadağ, DemetMentzel, Hans J.Gullmar, DanielRating, TinaLobel, UlrikeBrandl, UlrichKaiser, Werner A.2020-06-252020-06-252005closedAccess0301-04491432-1998https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-005-1504-9https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12587/3425Reichenbach, Jurgen R./0000-0002-2640-0630; Guellmar, Daniel/0000-0001-8693-8099; Warfield, Simon/0000-0002-7659-3880Background: Tuberous sclerosis (TS) is characterised by benign hamartomatous lesions in many organs. Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) can detect microstructural changes in pathological processes. Objective: To determine apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) and fractional anisotropy (FA) maps in children with TS and to investigate the diffusion properties in cortical tubers, white-matter lesions, perilesional white matter, and contralateral normal-appearing white matter, and to compare the results with ADC and FA maps of normal age- and sex-matched volunteers. Materials and methods: Seven children and adolescents (age range 2-20 years) suffering from TS were included. MRI was performed on a 1.5-T scanner using a transmit/receive coil with T1-W and T2-W spin-echo and FLAIR sequences. DT images were acquired by using a single-shot echo-planar pulse sequence. Diffusion gradients were applied in six different directions with a b value of 1,000 s/mm(2). Results: ADC was higher in cortical tubers than in the corresponding cortical location of controls. ADC values were higher and FA values were lower in white-matter lesions and perilesional white matter than in both the contralateral normal-appearing white matter of patients and in controls. There were no significant differences for both ADC and FA values in the normal-appearing white matter of patients with TS compared to controls. Conclusions: DTI provides important information about cortical tubers, white-matter abnormalities, and perilesional white matter in patients with TS.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessdiffusion tensor imagingapparent diffusion coefficientfractional anisotropyMRItuberous sclerosisArticle351098098310.1007/s00247-005-1504-916170442WOS:000231949700004Q3