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目的 探讨磁共振梯度回波T2*加权成像(GRE T2*-WI)诊断家族性多发性脑海绵状血管畸形(FCCM)的价值.方法 对FCCM患者的2个家系26名成员进行颅脑CT、常规MRI(T1WI、T2WI、T2FLAIR、DWI及SE)及GRE T2*-WI检查.结果 GRE T2*-WI检查发现FCCM患者12例,均为多发病灶,平均检出病灶23个,病灶主要位于基底节区,其次为皮质-皮质下、丘脑、小脑和脑干.病灶呈特异的高低混杂信号,周边围有一圈黑色低信号环,极具特征性.常规MRI检出脑内病灶数目(平均病灶数5～17个)、疑诊或确诊为FCCM患者的例数(平均例数3～9例),由多至少依次为SE、DWI、T2FLAIR、T1WI和T2WI,均较GRE T2*-WI少.而颅脑CT仅对病灶较大、合并有钙化或出血的3例患者疑诊为脑海绵状血管畸形.结论与CT和常规MRI相比,GRE T2*-WI可以更清楚地显示脑海绵状血管畸形病灶,为诊断提供更可靠的依据.

Objective To investigate the value of gradient echo T2'* -weighted imaging for detection of familial cerebral cavernous malformation (FCCM). Methods Twenty-six members in 2 families of FCCM were examined at 3.0 T by using CT, conventional MRI and GRE T2'*2'-WI sequences to detect numbers of FCCM. Results Twelve cases of FCCM were found by GRE T2'*-WI sequences. These patients all had multiple lesions(average of 23). The lesions were mainly located in ganglia area, followed by cortico-subcortical, thalamus, cerebellar and brain stem. These lesions appeared as special reticulated core of mixed signal intensity with a surrounding rim of decreased signal intensity representing bemosiderin from previous hemorrhages. The numbers of lesions (average of 5-17) and cases of FCCM (average of 3-9) examined by the conventional MRI were decreasing in the order of SE, DWI, T2FLAIR, T1WI and T2WI, each less than GRE T2'*-WI. CT only identified 3 cases with big lesions combined with hemorrhage and calcification.Conclusions GRE T2'*-WI could be a better choice of MRI sequence in diagnosing FCCM compared with CT and conventional MRI.