1. Region-specific disturbed iron redistribution in Cushing's disease measured by magnetic resonance imaging-based quantitative susceptibility mapping.
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Jiang H, Li Z, Yang W, Sun Y, Yan F, Sun Q, Wei H, and Bian L
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- Cross-Sectional Studies, Humans, Iron, Magnetic Resonance Imaging methods, Cushing Syndrome pathology, Pituitary ACTH Hypersecretion diagnostic imaging, Pituitary ACTH Hypersecretion pathology
- Abstract
Objectives: Cushing's disease (CD) is most common endogenous Cushing's syndrome. This study aimed to assess iron alternations in deep grey matter in CD., Design: A cross-sectional study was performed., Patients: In this study, 48 active CD patients, 39 remitted CD patients and 52 healthy control (HC) subjects underwent magnetic resonance imaging., Measurements: Quantitative susceptibility mapping (QSM)., Results: Decreased susceptibility values were found in the bilateral putamen, caudate, red nucleus, subthalamic nucleus and pulvinar nuclei of the thalamus (TL-PLV) in active and remitted patients with CD compared with HCs. Interestingly, in remitted patients with CD, altered susceptibility values were significantly correlated with altered brain volumes in TL-PLV, while TL-PLV may play an essential role as a general regulatory hub for adaptive and flexible cognition., Conclusion: Chronic exposure to hypercortisolism may be related to iron distribution and significantly correlated with altered brain volumes and clinical features in patients with CD., (© 2022 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.)
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- 2022
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