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MRI texture analysis in multiple sclerosis: toward a clinical analysis protocol.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20457414     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-based texture analysis has been shown to be effective in classifying multiple sclerosis lesions. Regarding the clinical use of texture analysis in multiple sclerosis, our intention was to show which parts of the analysis are sensitive to slight changes in textural data acquisition and which steps tolerate interference. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The MRI datasets of 38 multiple sclerosis patients were used in this study. Three imaging sequences were compared in quantitative analyses, including a comparison of anatomical levels of interest, variance between sequential slices and two methods of region of interest drawing. We focused on the classification of white matter and multiple sclerosis lesions in determining the discriminatory power of textural parameters. Analyses were run with MaZda software for texture analysis, and statistical tests were performed for raw parameters. RESULTS: MRI texture analysis based on statistical, autoregressive-model and wavelet-derived texture parameters provided an excellent distinction between the image regions corresponding to multiple sclerosis plaques and white matter or normal-appearing white matter with high accuracy (nonlinear discriminant analysis 96%-100%). There were no significant differences in the classification results between imaging sequences or between anatomical levels. Standardized regions of interest were tolerant of changes within an anatomical level when intra-tissue variance was tested. CONCLUSION: The MRI texture analysis protocol with fixed imaging sequence and anatomical levels of interest shows promise as a robust quantitative clinical means for evaluating multiple sclerosis lesions.
Authors:
Lara C V Harrison; Minna Raunio; Kirsi K Holli; Tiina Luukkaala; Sami Savio; Irina Elovaara; Seppo Soimakallio; Hannu J Eskola; Prasun Dastidar
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Academic radiology     Volume:  17     ISSN:  1878-4046     ISO Abbreviation:  Acad Radiol     Publication Date:  2010 Jun 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-05-11     Completed Date:  2010-08-20     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9440159     Medline TA:  Acad Radiol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  696-707     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
Copyright (c) 2010 AUR. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Affiliation:
Medical Imaging Center, Tampere University Hospital, Teiskontie 35, Tampere, Finland. lara.harrison@tut.fi
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Algorithms*
Brain / pathology*
Female
Humans
Image Enhancement / methods*
Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted / methods*
Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods*
Male
Middle Aged
Multiple Sclerosis / pathology*
Reproducibility of Results
Sensitivity and Specificity
Young Adult

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