Project Details
Abstract
Currently there existed no specific diagnostic test of Parkinson’s Disease. Accurate diagnosis is of great
interest because of the reduction in health cost and disease co-morbidity, improvement in effective treatment
course and avoidance of un-necessary intervention. Our preliminary result showed superior performance
from diffusion kurtosis imaging, a new development in MRI since 2007, on the diagnosis of Parkinson’s
Disease when compared to conventional diffusion MRI. The study proposes to validate the diagnostic value
of diffusion kurtosis in major basal ganglia regions using a cross-sectional study and to assess the prognostic
value through 3-year longitudinal follow-up. Furthermore, the iron content as well as global white matter
involvement in both PD and PD plus syndrome patients will be assessed. The difference in MRI information
between PD and PD plus syndrome patients will then be addressed in a comprehensive manner.
One hundred and twelve patients with Parkinson’s Disease will be recruited in the first year and
followed up for 3 years. Another 112 healthy controls will be included. This is to validate the diagnosis and
assess the prognosis. Another 30 patients with Parkinson’s Disease, 15 patients with progressive supranuclear
palsy and 15 patients with multiple system atrophy will be recruited in the 2nd year for differential diagnosis.
The imaging protocol will include both diffusion tensor and diffusion kurtosis imaging. Susceptibility
weighted imaging will be included for iron content estimation. The targeted anatomy will include regional
changes in basal ganglia, midbrain as well as thalamus, and global white matter changes using tract based
spatial statistics. The statistical analysis will use receiver operative characteristics to assess the diagnostic
performance, Spearman’s ranked correlation for correlation with disease severity and net reclassification
improvement for differential diagnosis. The prognostic value will be determined by the decline rate and the
quality of life.
The end points of the project are to differentiate patients of PD from PD plus syndrome, and to predict
the clinical outcomes using diffusion MRI. Patent application will be filed in the first year. The analysis of
medical device software and software life cycle processes and the evaluation of risk management to medical
devices will be filed at the end of the third year.
Project IDs
Project ID:PC10104-0006
External Project ID:NSC101-2325-B182-008
External Project ID:NSC101-2325-B182-008
Status | Finished |
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Effective start/end date | 01/03/12 → 03/03/13 |
Keywords
- Parkinson's disease
- diffusion kurtosis imaging
- magnetic resonance imaging
- Parkinson Plus Syndrome
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