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ArticleCNS neuroscience & therapeutics2026

The Diagnostic Value of Mean Apparent Propagator-MRI in Dysthyroid Optic Neuropathy: A Quantitative Analysis of the Entire Visual Pathway.

Mengsha Zou, Dide Wu, Yanglei Cheng, Haodong Qin, Zhiyun Yang, Shubin Hong, Hongzhang Zhu, Cui Yan

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Mengsha ZouDepartment of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Dide WuDepartment of Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Yanglei ChengDepartment of Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Haodong QinMR Research Collaboration, Siemens Healthineers, Guangzhou, China.
Zhiyun YangDepartment of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Shubin HongDepartment of Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Hongzhang ZhuDepartment of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Cui YanDepartment of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China.ORCID 0000-0001-8877-3371

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National Natural Science Foundation of China 82471127
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Abstract

objectivesThis study aimed to apply mean apparent propagator-MRI (MAP-MRI) to the entire visual pathway extending from the orbital to the intracranial visual pathway, to evaluate the model performance in diagnosing dysthyroid optic neuropathy (DON).

methods57 thyroid-associated ophthalmopathy (TAO) patients including 30 with DON (55 eyes) and 27 without DON (54 eyes) were collected in this study. Orbital MAP-MRI parameters of the optic nerve (ON) and intracranial visual pathway MAP-MRI parameters of the optic tract (OT), optic radiation (OR), and Brodmann areas (BAs) 17, 18, and 19 were measured and compared. Diagnostic models were constructed based on parameters with significant differences, and the diagnostic performance of models was evaluated and compared using receiver operating characteristic curve analysis and the DeLong test.

resultsThe DON group showed significantly higher values of q-space inverse variance (QIV) and mean squared displacement (MSD), and lower values of non-Gaussianity (NG), radial non-Gaussianity (NGRad), return-to-axis probability (RTAP), return-to-origin probability (RTOP), and return-to-plane probability (RTPP) (p < 0.05) of the ON than the non-DON group. As for the intracranial visual pathway, NGRad values of OT and QIV, MSD values of BA17 were all higher in the DON group (p < 0.05). The model combining orbital and intracranial visual pathway MAP-MRI parameters achieved the best diagnostic performance (AUC = 0.873), which showed a significant improvement over the simple orbital or intracranial visual pathway model.

conclusionOrbital and intracranial visual pathway MAP-MRI both achieved certain efficacy in diagnosing DON. The diagnostic model combining orbital and intracranial MAP-MRI parameters could significantly optimize diagnostic efficiency.

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Graves OphthalmopathyMagnetic Resonance ImagingOptic Nerve DiseasesVisual PathwaysFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedOptic Nervedysthyroid optic neuropathyintracranial visual pathwaymean apparent propagator MRIorbital

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PMID41674034
PMCPMC12894417

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