Diffusion-weighted and diffusion tensor imaging in fibromyalgia patients: a prospective study of whole brain diffusivity, apparent diffusion coefficient, and fraction anisotropy in different regions of the brain and correlation with symptom severity

Acad Radiol. 2007 Jul;14(7):839-46. doi: 10.1016/j.acra.2007.03.015.

Authors

Pia C Sundgren¹, Myria Petrou, Richard E Harris, Xiaoying Fan, Bradley Foerster, Neha Mehrotra, Ananda Sen, Daniel J Clauw, Robert C Welsh

Affiliation

¹ Department of Radiology, University of Michigan, 1500 E Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0030, USA. [email protected]

PMID: 17574134
DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2007.03.015

No abstract available

Publication types

Controlled Clinical Trial
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Adult
Anisotropy
Brain / pathology*
Brain Mapping / methods*
Contrast Media / administration & dosage
Depressive Disorder / complications
Depressive Disorder / diagnosis
Depressive Disorder / psychology
Diffusion
Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods*
Female
Fibromyalgia / complications
Fibromyalgia / diagnosis*
Fibromyalgia / psychology
Humans
Image Enhancement / methods
Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods*
Male
Middle Aged
Pain Measurement / methods
Pain Threshold
Personality Inventory
Prospective Studies
Severity of Illness Index
Surveys and Questionnaires

Substances

Contrast Media