BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Quantitative MR imaging techniques may improve the
pathologic specificity of MR imaging regarding white matter abnormalities. Our purposes …

PURPOSE: To compare conventional magnetic resonance (MR) imaging, proton MR
spectroscopic imaging, and diffusion tensor (DT) MR imaging findings in patients with X …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Early assignment of disease progression among patients
with X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD) is critical for the appropriate selection of effective …

Background An inherited disorder, X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy (X-ALD) is known to
cause progressive inflammatory demyelination. Objective To analyze the adult pattern of …

Background Adults with X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy (X-ALD) remain at risk for
progressive neurological deterioration. Phenotypes vary in their pathology, ranging from …

Background: X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy (X-ALD) has variants with widely different
outcomes, hampering clinical counseling and evaluation of therapies. Objective: To evaluate …

Background: The phenotypic expression of X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy (X-ALD) ranges
from the rapidly progressive childhood cerebral form to the milder adrenomyeloneuropathy …

Purpose. To evaluate the significance of new techniques in MRI examinations of the brain in
children with X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD). Materials and methods. Five patients …

We performed this study to evaluate the usefulness of magnetization transfer (MT) imaging
techniques and magnetization transfer ratio (MTR) measurements in assessing patients with …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Diffusion tensor imaging measures the proton diffusivity
and preferential orientation of the diffusion tensor. X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy is a …