Long segment 3D double inversion recovery (DIR) hypersignal on MRI in glaucomatous optic neuropathy.
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Female
Glaucoma, Angle-Closure
/ diagnostic imaging
Glaucoma, Open-Angle
/ diagnostic imaging
Humans
Imaging, Three-Dimensional
Intraocular Pressure
/ physiology
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Middle Aged
Nerve Fibers
/ pathology
Optic Nerve Diseases
/ diagnostic imaging
Retinal Ganglion Cells
/ pathology
Retrospective Studies
Tomography, Optical Coherence
Tonometry, Ocular
Visual Field Tests
Visual Fields
/ physiology
DIR hypersignal
Double inversion recovery (DIR) MR sequence
Glaucoma
Glaucomatous optic neuropathy
Optical coherence tomography (OCT)
Journal
BMC ophthalmology
ISSN: 1471-2415
Titre abrégé: BMC Ophthalmol
Pays: England
ID NLM: 100967802
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
16 Dec 2019
16 Dec 2019
Historique:
received:
03
06
2019
accepted:
11
12
2019
entrez:
18
12
2019
pubmed:
18
12
2019
medline:
4
4
2020
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
In this retrospective study the relationship between intraocular pressure (IOP), retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness and pathologic hypersignal in optic nerve segments on 3D double inversion recovery (DIR) MR sequence in 21 patients with proven glaucoma of different origin was evaluated. All patients were examined on a 3 T MR Philips® scanner. Pathologic optic nerve DIR hypersignal was determined in four different nerve segments. IOP was measured in mmHg by applanation tonometry. RNFL thickness was measured in μm with optical coherence tomography (OCT Heidelberg Engineering Spectralis® apparatus). Wilcoxon rank sum tests, student's t-tests and (multivariate) linear regression models were appied. 3D DIR hypersignal was present in 17 (41.5%) optic nerves. 3D DIR hypersignal was not related to ischemic or demyelinating optic nerve pathology but was associated with increased IOP (19.8 [24-18]; versus 15.45; [18.85-13.75] mmHg; p = 0.008) and decreased RNFL thickness (61.06 ± 12.1 versus 82.5 ± 21.6 μm; p < 0.001) in comparison to optic nerves of glaucoma patients without DIR hypersignal. Specifically, presence of DIR hypersignal in optic nerves in at least one optic nerve segment lowered RNFL thickness on average by 17.54 μm (p = 0.005) in comparison to optic nerves without DIR hypersignal. In patients with glaucomatous optic neuropathy (GON) and pathologic optic nerve DIR hypersignal, significantly increased IOP and significantly decreased RNFL thickness values are present. DIR hypersignal seems to be a marker for disease severity in GON related to decreased RNFL thickness and may thus represent long-segment severe axonal degeneration in optic nerves in patients with GON. Venous congestion and edema within the optic nerve related to high IOP may contribute to the DIR hypersignal as well.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
In this retrospective study the relationship between intraocular pressure (IOP), retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness and pathologic hypersignal in optic nerve segments on 3D double inversion recovery (DIR) MR sequence in 21 patients with proven glaucoma of different origin was evaluated.
METHODS
METHODS
All patients were examined on a 3 T MR Philips® scanner. Pathologic optic nerve DIR hypersignal was determined in four different nerve segments. IOP was measured in mmHg by applanation tonometry. RNFL thickness was measured in μm with optical coherence tomography (OCT Heidelberg Engineering Spectralis® apparatus). Wilcoxon rank sum tests, student's t-tests and (multivariate) linear regression models were appied.
RESULTS
RESULTS
3D DIR hypersignal was present in 17 (41.5%) optic nerves. 3D DIR hypersignal was not related to ischemic or demyelinating optic nerve pathology but was associated with increased IOP (19.8 [24-18]; versus 15.45; [18.85-13.75] mmHg; p = 0.008) and decreased RNFL thickness (61.06 ± 12.1 versus 82.5 ± 21.6 μm; p < 0.001) in comparison to optic nerves of glaucoma patients without DIR hypersignal. Specifically, presence of DIR hypersignal in optic nerves in at least one optic nerve segment lowered RNFL thickness on average by 17.54 μm (p = 0.005) in comparison to optic nerves without DIR hypersignal.
CONCLUSIONS
CONCLUSIONS
In patients with glaucomatous optic neuropathy (GON) and pathologic optic nerve DIR hypersignal, significantly increased IOP and significantly decreased RNFL thickness values are present. DIR hypersignal seems to be a marker for disease severity in GON related to decreased RNFL thickness and may thus represent long-segment severe axonal degeneration in optic nerves in patients with GON. Venous congestion and edema within the optic nerve related to high IOP may contribute to the DIR hypersignal as well.
Identifiants
pubmed: 31842814
doi: 10.1186/s12886-019-1273-0
pii: 10.1186/s12886-019-1273-0
pmc: PMC6916010
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
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