Title Page
Contents
국문초록 7
ABSTRACT 8
Ⅰ. Introduction 10
Ⅱ. Objectives 12
Ⅲ. Materials and Methods 13
1. Participants 13
2. MRI acquisition 13
3. Diffusion tensor image analysis along the perivascular space index calculation 14
4. Statistical analysis 15
Ⅳ. Results 16
1. Demographic and clinical characteristics in participants 16
2. Diffusivities and diffusion tensor image analysis along the perivascular space index in participants 16
3. Correlation analysis 17
Ⅴ. Discussion 18
Ⅵ. Conclusion 22
References 23
Table 1. Demographic and clinical characteristics in patients with end-stage renal disease and healthy controls 28
Table 2. Diffusivities and diffusion tensor image analysis along the perivascular space index in patients with end-stage renal disease and healthy controls 30
Figure 1. Process for obtaining diffusion tensor image analysis along the perivascular space index in patients with end-stage renal disease and healthy controls 31
Figure 2. The difference of the diffusion tensor image analysis along the perivascular space index (DTI-ALPS index)... 32