Clinical Usefulness of Diffusion Tensor Image Tractography in Stroke Patients: Report of two cases.

, Kang, Jae Hoon; , Park, Kyung A; , Yang, Dong Seok; , Jang, Sung Ho; , Ahn, Sang Ho; , Cho, Yun Woo; , Kim, Dong Gyu

Case Report

Journal of the Korean Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine 2008;32(2):222-225.

Kang, Jae Hoon , Park, Kyung A , Yang, Dong Seok , Jang, Sung Ho , Ahn, Sang Ho , Cho, Yun Woo , Kim, Dong Gyu

¹Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Yeungnam University College of Medicine, Korea. medican@naver.com
²Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Daegu Fatima Hospital, Korea.

뇌졸중 환자에서 확산텐서 신경섬유로 영상의 임상적 유용성 -증례 보고-

강재훈, 박경아¹, 양동석, 장성호, 안상호, 조윤우, 김동규

영남대학교 의과대학 재활의학교실, ¹대구파티마병원 재활의학과

Abstract

We report the clinical usefulness of elucidating the state of the corticospinal tract (CST) by the use of diffusion tensor image tractography (DTT) in hemiparetic stroke patients. DTT was performed using 1.5 T magnetic resonance imaging. DTT demonstrated that the CST of the affected hemisphere was preserved in the medial portion of the hematoma in patient 1, but was interrupted by a hematoma in patient 2. DTT seems to be useful for elucidating the status of the CST in hemiparetic stroke patients. (J Korean Acad Rehab Med 2008; 32: 222-225)

Key Words: Diffusion tensor image, Corticospinal tract, Stroke