Liao Yi,Cai Jinhua,Zheng Helin.Cause analysis of hyperintense globus pallidus on T1-weighted magnetic resonance images in newborns[J].J Amry Med Univ (J Third Mil Med Univ),2015,37(21):2199-2202.
Liao Yi,Cai Jinhua,Zheng Helin.Cause analysis of hyperintense globus pallidus on T1-weighted magnetic resonance images in newborns[J].J Amry Med Univ (J Third Mil Med Univ),2015,37(21):2199-2202.DOI:
Cause analysis of hyperintense globus pallidus on T1-weighted magnetic resonance images in newborns
Objective To investigate the causes of symmetric hyperintensity of the globus pallidus on T
1
-weighted (T
1
WI) magnetic resonance images in newborns. Methods The brain magnetic resonance images of 427 neonates admitted in our hospital from January 2013 to June 2014 were reviewed
and the T
1
WI signal patterns in the globus pallidus were qualitatively and quantitatively analyzed. Logistic regression analysis was ap
plied to investigate contributions of the clinical factors to the hyperintensity of globus pallidus on T
1
WI. The signal intensity ratio of globus pallidus to cerebral cortex was compared with the total serum bilirubin (TSB) levels and the postnatal age at examination. Results T
1
WI hyperintensity of the globus pallidus was found in 249 of 427 cases (58.3%). Logistic regression analysis showed that regression coefficient of hyperbilirubinemia=1.777
OR=5.915 (P0.01). T
1
WI hyperintensity of the globus pallidus was found in 209 of 290 cases with hyperbilirubinemia (72.1%) and 40 of 137 cases without hyperbilirubinemia (29.2%). Further analysis showed that the signal intensity ratio of the globus pallidus to the cerebral cortex was increased with the increase of TSB level (Chi square=84.734
P0.01). Correlation analysis showed that the signal intensity ratio of the globus pallidus to the cerebral cortex was negatively correlated with postnatal age at MRI examination (r=-0.441
P0.01). Conclusion The T
1
WI hyperintensity of globus pallidus in newborns is mainly caused by the elevated TSB levels