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Abstract #2073

Dynamic Susceptibility Contrast Perfusion Weighted Imaging in Multiple Sclerosis: A Follow-up Study

Sanjeev Chawla 1 , Ilya Kister 2 , Robert I Grossman 1 , and Yulin Ge 1

1 Radiology, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY, United States, 2 Neurology, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY, United States

To evaluate changes in perfusion parameters from deep gray matter regions, 15 patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) underwent dynamic susceptibility contrast perfusion weighted imaging (DSC-PWI) twice at an interval of 2 years in a longitudinal study. Using one tailed paired t-tests, significant elevation in relative cerebral blood volume (rCBV) and flow (rCBF) were observed from thalami at follow-up period compared to baseline probably secondary to inflammatory activities. Additionally, significant elevation in rCBF and reduction in relative mean transit time were observed from basal ganglia. Our preliminary findings suggest that DSC-PWI may be valuable in detecting follow-up hemodynamic impairment in MS.

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