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Erschienen in: European Radiology 12/2016

Open Access 04.03.2016 | Neuro

In vivo proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy (1H-MRS) evaluation of the metabolite concentration of optic radiation in primary open angle glaucoma

verfasst von: Sabrilhakim Sidek, Norlisah Ramli, Kartini Rahmat, Norlina Mohd Ramli, Fadzlina Abdulrahman, Tan Li Kuo

Erschienen in: European Radiology | Ausgabe 12/2016

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Abstract

Objective

To compare the metabolite concentration of optic radiation in glaucoma patients with that of healthy subjects using Proton Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (1H-MRS).

Methods

1H-MRS utilising the Single-Voxel Spectroscopy (SVS) technique was performed using a 3.0Tesla MRI on 45 optic radiations (15 from healthy subjects, 15 from mild glaucoma patients, and 15 from severe glaucoma patients). A standardised Volume of Interest (VOI) of 20 × 20 × 20 mm was placed in the region of optic radiation. Mild and severe glaucoma patients were categorised based on the Hodapp–Parrish–Anderson (HPA) classification. Mean and multiple group comparisons for metabolite concentration and metabolite concentration ratio between glaucoma grades and healthy subjects were obtained using one-way ANOVA.

Results

The metabolite concentration and metabolite concentration ratio between the optic radiations of glaucoma patients and healthy subjects did not demonstrate any significant difference (p > 0.05).

Conclusion

Our findings show no significant alteration of metabolite concentration associated with neurodegeneration that could be measured by single-voxel 1H-MRS in optic radiation among glaucoma patients.

Key Points

• Glaucoma disease has a neurodegenerative component.
• Metabolite changes have been observed in the neurodegenerative process in the brain.
• Using SVS, no metabolite changes in optic radiation were attributed to glaucoma.
Abkürzungen
Ala
L-alanine
ANOVA
Analysis of variance
Asp
Aspartate
Cho
Choline
CNS
Central nervous system
Cr
Creatine
CrCH2
Creatine methylene
CRLB
Cramer-Rao lower bound
DTI
Diffusion tensor imaging
FOV
Field of view
FSPGR
Fast spoiled gradient echo
GCT
Geniculocalcarine tract
Gln
Glutamine
Glu
Glutamate
Glx
Glu + Gln
GPC
Glycerophosphocholine
HPA
Hodapp–Parrish–Anderson
Ins
Inositol
Lac
Lactate
LGB
Lateral geniculate body
Lip
Lipids
MD
Mean deviation
MM
Macromolecules
MRI
Magnetic resonance imaging
n
Number of subjects
NAA
N-acetyl aspartate
NAAG
N-acetyl aspartylglutamate
NEX
Number of excitation
ON
Optic nerve
PCh
Phosphocholine
PCr
Phosphocreatine
PRESS
Point-resolved single-voxel spectroscopy
RNFL
Retinal nerve fibre layer
SD
Standard deviation
SPSS
Statistical Package for the Social Sciences
SVS
Single-voxel spectroscopy
tCho
GPC + PCh
tCr
Cr + PCr
tNAA
NAA + NAAG
TE
Echo time
TR
Repetition time
1H-MRS
Proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy
RGC
Retinal ganglion cell
VBM
Voxel-based morphometry
VOI
Volume of interest
%SD
Percentage standard deviation for CRLB or CRLB percentage value

Introduction

Glaucoma is an irreversible neurodegenerative disease and the second most common cause of blindness worldwide [1]. Retinal Ganglion Cell (RGC) death and visual pathway axonal degeneration contribute to glaucoma. The pathophysiology of glaucoma is believed to be multifactorial. Irrespective of the site of neuronal injury, factors, or mechanisms involved, the terminal outcome is the death of RGCs and their axons, thus resulting in irreversible visual loss [2].
Anatomical changes reflecting damage to the optic nerve (ON) head and retinal nerve fibre layer (RNFL) are the basis for glaucoma diagnosis and evaluation. Recent studies have broadened the theory of the neurodegenerative process of glaucoma beyond the ON per se to involve the entire visual pathway through assessment methods utilising newer and more advanced MRI techniques [37].
Previous morphological studies evaluated the volume changes in various specific structures in the brain in patients with glaucoma [811]. Using MRI Voxel-Based Morphometry (VBM), Hernowo et al. found significant volume reduction in all structures of the visual pathways, including optic radiations [8]. In the occipital lobe, MRI volumetric studies were specifically focused on the visual and visual association cortices. Recent publications observed significant cortical thinning in the occipital lobe using volumetric MRI techniques or volume reduction of the visual cortices in patients with glaucoma [911]. Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI) corroborated the findings of decreased microstructural white matter integrity in optic radiations among patients with glaucoma [7, 12]. Interestingly, other MRI volumetric studies conducted by William et al., Li et al. and Chen et al. showed volumetric gains and a decrease in several structural components of the visual cortices in the occipital lobe [1315].
To the best of our knowledge, only a few studies on the changes in metabolite concentrations in the visual pathway related to glaucoma disease have been previously published, and these studies demonstrated various findings [1619]. Boucard et al. published the earliest findings on metabolite changes in seven glaucoma and seven age-related macular degeneration patients compared with 12 healthy subjects. They found no significant metabolite changes for NAA/Cr, Cho/Cr, and Glx/Cr in the occipital lobe of each subject using the single-voxel 1H-MRS technique [16].
By contrast, Doganay et al. studied single-voxel 1H-MRS on the LGB and corpus vitreous of 29 glaucoma patients and 13 healthy subjects [17]. They found statistically significant reduction of Glx/Cr ratio in both vitreous body and LGB, but no metabolite alteration in NAA/Cr and Cho/Cr ratios in the LGB. Additionally, they found a lactate peak in the vitreous body of 11 glaucoma patients.
In the most recent study conducted by Yan Zhang et al., changes in metabolite concentration were found in primary glaucoma using multi-voxel 1H-MRS at the geniculocalcarine tract (GCT) and striate areas [18]. They studied 20 glaucoma patients who were age- and gender-matched to 20 healthy volunteers. Significant reductions in NAA/Cr and Cho/Cr were found in the geniculocalcarine and striate areas of glaucoma subjects compared with healthy subjects [18].
Using an experimental rat model, Kevin et al. conducted a 1H-MRS study on glaucoma and found a significant Cho/Cr reduction in the left visual cortex side of induced glaucoma as compared with the right side. No significant difference was observed in other metabolites, including NAA and Glx [19].
1H-MRS is a non-invasive technique that enables the detection, identification, and quantification of biochemical compounds or metabolites in the brain tissue. This approach provides physiological and chemical information [20]. Metabolites that can be measured using 1H-MRS include N-acetyl aspartate (NAA), choline (Cho), creatine (Cr), lactate, glutamine, glutamate, lipids, and macromolecules [21]. In their review article, Soares et al. accurately described the functions of each metabolite, as well as the position of the respective metabolite’s peak on the spectrum [22]. In addition, Ross et al. described the alteration in metabolite concentration associated with many diseases across the ages. These conditions include brain hypoxia, inborn errors of metabolism, tumours, white matter disease, trauma prognosis, and stroke [23]. Other conditions, such as epilepsy, diabetic coma, and hepatic encephalopathy, were also reported to cause changes in metabolite concentration in the brain [24].
In this study, we applied single-voxel 1H-MRS using a 3 T scanner to the optic radiations to identify any significant metabolite changes between healthy subjects and patients with mild and severe glaucoma.

Materials and methods

This cross-sectional study was conducted from October 2010 to September 2012. Ethical approval was obtained from the institutional medical review board. Forty-five optic radiations, which demonstrated good, acceptable spectroscopy curves, were selected. Two neuroradiologists performed visual inspection of the individual spectra (NR & KR). The reliability and quality of the spectroscopy curves were characterised by modelling the normal distribution of the estimated percentage standard deviations (%SD) on a per-metabolite basis.
The total number of subjects involved in this study was 26, for a total of 52 optic radiations. Forty-five optic radiations were selected, whereas seven optic radiations were excluded from this study after spectral characterisation and visual review.
All subjects were enrolled from the ophthalmology clinic of a single tertiary teaching hospital. Informed consent was obtained from each subject. The recruited subjects underwent a comprehensive ophthalmological assessment that included a slit lamp examination, standard automated perimetry using the 24-2 program of the Humphrey Visual Field Analyser (Carl Zeiss Meditec, Dublin, CA, USA), and retinal nerve fibre layer thickness using the Cirrus High Definition-Optical Coherence Tomography (HD-OCT) machine (Carl Zeiss Meditec, Dublin, CA, USA). An experienced consultant ophthalmologist (NMR) assessed the glaucoma severity based on the Hodapp–Parrish–Anderson (HPA) classification system [25]. Briefly, this classification is based on Mean Deviation (MD) scores on Humphrey Visual Field testing. Mild glaucoma refers to those with MD of less than −6 dB, whereas severe glaucoma refers to those with MD greater than −12 dB. The inclusion criterion was patients with bilateral symmetrical disease from primary open angle glaucoma. The exclusion criteria were as follows: (1) patients under 18 years of age, (2) with secondary glaucoma; and (3) with history of any central nervous system (CNS) disorder, including small vessel ischaemic white matter disease found on the initial MRI.
The healthy subjects were either relatives accompanying the subjects or those who attended the clinic for non-glaucoma-related problems. Standard routine ophthalmological investigations, which included slit lamp examination, intraocular pressure measurement with the Goldman tonometer, and optic disc assessment, were performed. Those with large cup disc ratios of 0.7 or more or who had any features suggestive of glaucomatous optic neuropathy were excluded. The demographic information is summarised in Table 1. The larger cohort of healthy subjects and glaucoma patients had undergone concurrent MRI volumetric optic nerve measurement and Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI) of the optic nerve and optic radiation, the results of which had recently been published [6, 7].
Table 1
Patient demographics with glaucoma grading
 
Healthy subjects
Mild glaucoma
Severe glaucoma
Number of optic radiation
15
15
15
Gender
Male
12 (80 %)
6 (40 %)
9 (60 %)
Female
3 (20 %)
9 (60 %)
6 (40 %)
Age (mean ± SD in years)
53.9 (± 8.0)
64.9 (± 8.2)
 69.7 (± 8.2)
Mean RNFL thickness (μm)
Right eye
84.47 ± 10.44
76.37 ± 11.35
58.50 ± 6.97
Left eye
83.60 ± 10.36
76.87 ± 12.01
58.60 ± 9.05
Visual field MD scores (dB)
Right eye
−0.99 ± 0.92
−3.95 ± 1.40
21.98 ± 7.35
Left eye
−0.90 ± 0.84
−4.05 ± 1.15
20.17 ± 9.46
SD standard deviation, RNFL retinal nerve fibre layer, MD mean deviation

MRI acquisition

All participants were scanned on the 3.0Tesla MRI scanner (Signa Hdx General Electric Healthcare, Milwaukee, WI, USA) equipped with a dedicated eight-channel head coil. We performed high resolution anatomic T1 weighted fast spoiled gradient echo (FSPGR) using these sequence parameters; TR = 7.6 ms, TE = 2.1–12 ms, FOV = 31 × 31 cm, matrix = 256 × 256, slice thickness = 1.2 mm iso-voxel, slice overlap = 0.6 mm, and image scan time of 3 min and 48 s. TE time ranged between 2.1 and 12 ms for the imaging acquisition to accommodate the coverage. We utilised the Single-voxel spectroscopy (SVS) technique using a point-resolved single-voxel spectroscopy (PRESS) probe-p sequence with echo time (TE) of 35 ms and repetition time (TR) of 1500 ms. Other acquisition parameters were VOI size of 20 × 20 × 20 mm, matrix of 1.0 × 1.0, slice thickness of 20 mm, number of excitation (NEX) = 128, and scan time of 3 min and 48 s. The axial, coronal, and sagittal multi-planar 3D reformatted FSPGR images were used to position a single voxel in the optic radiations. The VOI was placed on the optic radiations of each cerebral hemisphere and standardised along the calcarine sulcus, as far back as the occipital lobe and towards the midline of the brain (Fig. 1). To mitigate shimming and water suppression effects, the VOI placement, as well as contact with the bone, subcutaneous fat, vasculature, and other tissues, was avoided [16].
The raw data (P-files) obtained from the SVS measurement were then transferred and saved into a Linux system. Post-processing was performed using the LCModel Software Version 6.2 © 1992–2010 by Stephen Provencher (V6.2, LCMODEL Inc., Canada) [26], where the spectra were fitted, and the metabolites were quantified. The standard basis set provided by LCModel was used, and no spectral apodization was performed. The data are zero-filled once in LCModel. This puts all the information in the real part of the spectrum. Further zero-filling adds no information [27]. The reliability of the metabolite quantification was characterised by modelling the normal distribution of the estimated percentage standard deviations (%SD) on a per-metabolite basis. Specifically, the %SD mean and standard deviation within the control group were determined for each metabolite. A 95 % confidence limit (approximately, mean + 2 × standard deviation) was calculated, and all values with %SD exceeding the respective %SD limit were omitted from further analysis. We activated all the metabolites, lipids and macromolecules in LCModel; however, in this article, we were focusing on NAA, NAAG, Cr, PCr, GPC, PCh, Gln and Glu measurement (Fig. 2). Our concentrations were in ‘institutional units’, self-consistent, but equal to mM per Kg wet tissue weight by an unknown factor.
In this study, the total choline concentration was derived from the sum of glycerophosphocholine (GPC) and phosphocholine (PCh), with the variable represented as tCho. Total creatine concentration was derived from the sum of creatine (Cr) and phosphocreatine (PCr), with the variable represented as tCr. Total glutamate-glutamine was derived from the sum of glutamate (Glu) and glutamine (Gln), with the variable represented as Glx. Total N-acetyl aspartate was derived from the sum of N-acetyl aspartate (NAA) and N-acetylaspartylglutamate (NAAG), with the variable represented as tNAA.

Statistical analysis

Statistical analyses were performed using the SPSS Version 19.0 (SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, USA). Multiple group comparisons for metabolite concentration and metabolite concentration ratio between glaucoma grades and healthy subjects were obtained using a one-way ANOVA test for each criterion. A p value of < 0.05 was considered statistically significant.

Results

Analyses of 45 optic radiations showed findings consistent with a good, acceptable spectroscopy curve. No significant difference in mean age was observed between the mild and severe glaucoma subjects (p > 0.05). A significant difference in the mean age was noted between healthy and mild glaucoma subjects and between healthy and severe glaucoma subjects (p < 0.05).
Mean (±SD) metabolite concentration and metabolite concentration ratio to tCr are shown in Tables 2 and 3. We found no significant difference (p > 0.05) between metabolite concentration and metabolite concentration ratio in the optic radiations of healthy subjects, mild glaucoma patients, and severe glaucoma patients. Concentration ratios of tNAA/tCr, tCho/tCr, and Glx/tCr for the healthy subjects and the mild and severe glaucoma groups regarding optic radiation were illustrated in a boxplot (Fig. 3).
Table 2
Mean values of different metabolite concentrations among healthy and glaucoma subjects (based on per-metabolite basis)
Metabolites
Healthy subjects
Mild glaucoma
Severe glaucoma
p value
n
Mean (±SD)
n
Mean (±SD)
n
Mean (±SD)
Creatine (Cr)
7
0.92 ± 0.31
11
1.03 ± 0.25
5
0.97 ± 0.25
0.627
Phosphocreatine (PCr)
7
1.24 ± 0.26
11
1.24 ± 0.23
5
1.40 ± 0.24
0.479
Glutamine (Gln)
7
1.84 ± 0.66
11
2.02 ± 0.47
5
2.14 ± 0.48
0.336
Glutamate (Glu)
7
2.95 ± 0.27
11
2.95 ± 0.42
5
3.12 ± 0.81
0.734
Glycerophosphocholine (GPC)
7
0.53 ± 0.06
11
0.54 ± 0.09
5
0.59 ± 0.12
0.287
N-Acetylaspartate (NAA)
7
3.14 ± 0.18
11
3.25 ± 0.25
5
3.30 ± 0.43
0.210
N-Acetylaspartylglutamate (NAAG)
7
0.42 ± 0.16
11
0.53 ± 0.16
5
0.55 ± 0.29
0.798
GPC + PCh (tCho)
7
0.53 ± 0.06
11
0.54 ± 0.09
5
0.59 ± 0.12
0.287
NAA + NAAG (tNAA)
7
3.57 ± 0.26
11
3.78 ± 0.21
5
3.83 ± 0.32
0.088
Glu + Gln (Glx)
7
4.79 ± 0.78
11
4.97 ± 0.59
5
5.33 ± 0.50
0.311
Cr + PCr (tCr)
7
2.15 ± 0.15
11
2.28 ± 0.24
5
2.37 ± 0.28
0.103
Data were expressed as mean (±SD) and analysed using one-way ANOVA. n number of subjects, SD standard deviation
Table 3
Mean concentration ratios of tNAA/tCr, tCho/tCr, and Glx/tCr among healthy and glaucoma subjects (based on per-metabolite basis)
Metabolite ratio
Healthy subjects
Mild glaucoma
Severe glaucoma
p value
n
Mean (±SD)
n
Mean (±SD)
n
Mean (±SD)
tNAA/tCr
15
1.63 ± 0.17
15
1.67 ± 0.12
15
1.55 ± 0.16
0.23
tCho/tCr
15
0.24 ± 0.03
15
0.24 ± 0.03
15
0.25  ± 0.03
0.80
Glx/tCr
15
2.20 ± 0.30
15
2.19 ± 0.26
15
2.24 ± 0.26
0.86
Data were expressed as mean (±SD) and analysed using one-way ANOVA. n number of subjects, SD standard deviation
We also performed analysis of our data based on Cramer-Rao lower bound (CRLB) with %SD of less than 20 % as recommended by previous studies using the LCModel [2831]. We found significant difference in tNAA between mild (mean ± SD of 3.75 ± 0.21) and severe glaucoma groups (mean ± SD of 3.34 ± 0.46) with p = 0.012. No significant difference (p > 0.05) was found between healthy subject (mean ± SD of 3.48 ± 0.39) and mild glaucoma, as well as healthy subjects and severe glaucoma groups. We have also noted that the p value for Gln was 0.001. However, statistically, the significant value was not reliable. This was due to statistical limitation to perform post Hoc tests because at least one group has fewer than two cases. Otherwise, there was no significant difference found for other metabolites, as well as between metabolite concentration ratio and tCr (p > 0.05).
The range of metabolite concentration ratio in the optic radiation among healthy subjects was determined. The range for tNAA/tCr was 1.3 to 1.9, that for tCho/tCr was 0.2 to 0.3, and that for Glx/tCr was 1.8 to 2.9.

Discussion

In our study, using CRLB analysis with %SD of less than 20 % [2831], we found a spurious increase in the mean of tNAA in mild glaucoma compared to severe glaucoma groups, causing a significant difference in the p value. However, analysis of the data by modelling the normal distribution of the estimated percentage standard deviations (%SD) on a per-metabolite basis, tNAA concentration was found to be non-significant across the groups. The differences in the findings were attributed to the comparison of absolute CRLB to those of the healthy subject group. The CRLB to normal metabolite levels as shown in this study was more useful as quality criteria [32]. Furthermore, bias could also be avoided, as low levels of metabolite concentrations of interest was also included in the analysis [32].
Either using CRLB with %SD < 20 % or absolute CRLB (with comparison to the healthy subject), the metabolite concentration ratios (tNAA/tCr, tCho/tCr and Glx/tCr) were found to be nonsignificant across the glaucoma grades and healthy subjects. Metabolite concentration ratios are more sensitive regarding detecting changes, and can be more accurate than absolute concentration due to application of specific characteristics in the computer program analysis [33, 34]. Therefore, from this study, the ratio of metabolite concentration to creatine was more reliable to represent the changes in optic radiations. Our results corroborated the findings of Boucard et al., who concluded that progressive retinal visual field defects do not affect absolute metabolite concentration in optic radiations, thus implying the absence of on-going occipital degeneration attributable to slow detectable metabolite changes [16].
From this study, we also obtained the ranges of metabolite ratios in optic radiation among healthy subjects. The ranges for the tNAA/tCr, tCho/tCr, and Glx/tCr ratios were 1.3 to 1.9, 0.2 to 0.3, and 1.8 to 2.9 m, respectively. The differences between the ranges obtained in this study from those obtained in other studies on healthy subjects may be attributed to the site of measurement. This is supported by previous studies performed by Ludovico et al., Pouwels et al., and Grachev et al., who all found various significant metabolite concentrations across regional normal brain structures, owing to the chemical heterogeneity of the human brain [3537].
A study conducted by Yan Zhang et al. revealed a significant reduction in NAA/Cr and Cho/Cr in primary glaucoma using multi-voxel 1H-MRS [18]. The reasons for the differences between our study and this study may be attributed to the differences in the applied technique, with the previous work using ratios instead of absolute measurements and multi-voxel instead of SVS, and in the site of measurement. Multi-voxel spectroscopy obtains multiple single-voxel spectra, which can reduce the partial volume effect while acquiring a higher signal because of its large view, which can reflect the spatial distribution of metabolites. However, the capability of multi-voxel spectroscopy for multi-dimensional data acquisition is more appropriate for the measurement of diffuse, inhomogeneous, and large areas of pathological changes in the brain, such as a tumour. In this research, we considered a specific region, which was the optic radiation, such that we did not require the use of multi-voxel. Furthermore, a few disadvantages, such as insufficient water suppression, poor shimming, and voxel bleeding, contribute to inability to acquire high-quality spectra in multi-voxel [38].
Another study by Doganay et al. [17] differs from our study with respect to the site of measurement. There were indeed differences in both technique and patient selection. Their study had 13 normal patients, and two mild glaucoma, 18 moderate and nine severe glaucoma patients according to Hodapp Anderson criteria. Ours had 15 normal, 15 mild and 15 severe. Hence it is not entirely comparable as they had more numbers of ‘diseased’ patients. More importantly, in terms of technique as well, they looked at concentrations in vitreous (within the eyeball) and lateral geniculate body (LGB). Our study looked at more distal sites in the optic radiations. They found significant positive differences at level of vitreous for lactate and Glx/Cr, but not in LGB. This implies that the primary site of metabolite differences lies more proximal in location, nearer to optic nerve rather than further down the optic tracts. They also did not specify who of these 11 patients had significant differences, what grade of glaucoma severity they had and whether it correlated with disease severity or not. Therefore, future research area should concentrate on metabolite differences in areas more proximal, i.e., vitreous and optic nerve, since our results demonstrated no significant change in the optic radiations despite clinical evidence of severe glaucoma.
Chan et al. carried out an in vivo spectroscopy study of glaucoma in rats where ocular hypertension was unilaterally induced in the right eye of five Sprague–Dawley rats [19]. Single-voxel 1H-MRS was performed after 6 weeks of induction at the left visual cortex. The left eye and right visual cortex were considered as internal control. They found significant Cho/Cr reduction in the left visual cortex compared with the right. No significant difference was observed in the other metabolites, including NAA and Glx. Therefore, they concluded that glaucoma alters choline metabolism in the visual cortex [19]. This finding needs to be confirmed in human studies.
A major limitation of our study is the small size of optic radiation compared with the size of the spectroscopic volume of interest. Our area of measurement may be also too distal to the area of primary degeneration, which occurs at the level of the optic nerve head in glaucoma. Another study that focuses on the metabolite concentrations within the optic nerves or optic tracts may yield significant results. The difference in mean age between the healthy and the mild glaucoma group, as well as between the healthy and severe glaucoma groups, could also be a limiting factor in our study. Patients with mild and severe glaucoma are significantly older than those in the control group. This is a limitation of the study, given that metabolite concentrations were reported to change slightly with age [39, 40]. Nevertheless, this condition is not likely to affect the results of this study. Also, we did not perform test-retest analysis to obtain real reproducibility findings in this study.
In conclusion, the result of this cross-sectional study showed that no significant metabolite changes in the optic radiation were associated with glaucoma and its severity, which could be measured by single-voxel 1H-MRS.

Acknowledgments

The scientific guarantor of this publication is Professor Dr Norlisah Ramli. The authors of this manuscript declare no relationships with any companies, whose products or services may be related to the subject matter of the article. This study has received funding by the University of Malaya Institutional Research Grants (GRANT NOS: RG390-11HTM, J-20518-73808, P0083/2012A and RP008C-13HTM), and the Ministry of Higher Education, Government of Malaysia [GRANT NO: 600-RMI/RAGS 5/3 (40/2014)]. No complex statistical methods were necessary for this paper. Institutional Review Board approval was obtained. The approval body was the University of Malaya Research Ethics Committee (UMREC). Written informed consent was obtained from all subjects (patients) in this study.
Some study subjects or cohorts have been previously reported in:
i) Sidek S, Ramli N, Rahmat K, Ramli NM, Abdulrahman F, Tan LK. Glaucoma severity affects diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) parameters of the optic nerve and optic radiation. European journal of radiology. 2014 Aug. 83(8):1437-41. PubMed PMID: 24908588.
ii) Ramli NM, Sidek S, Rahman FA, Peyman M, Zahari M, Rahmat K, et al. Novel use of 3 T MRI in assessment of optic nerve volume in glaucoma. Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie. 2014 Jun; 252(6):995-1000. PubMed PMID: 24770532.
Methodology: cross sectional study, performed at one institution.
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Metadaten
Titel
In vivo proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy (1H-MRS) evaluation of the metabolite concentration of optic radiation in primary open angle glaucoma
verfasst von
Sabrilhakim Sidek
Norlisah Ramli
Kartini Rahmat
Norlina Mohd Ramli
Fadzlina Abdulrahman
Tan Li Kuo
Publikationsdatum
04.03.2016
Verlag
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Erschienen in
European Radiology / Ausgabe 12/2016
Print ISSN: 0938-7994
Elektronische ISSN: 1432-1084
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00330-016-4279-5

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