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Objective To explore the characteristics of occult damage of cerebral white matter in patients with small vessel disease by using diffusion tensor imaging (DTI)technology,and its relationship with cognitive impairment.Methods Twenty-eight patients with CSVD and twenty-three matched volunteers all received T1 WI,T2 WI,DTI examination and montperllier cognitive function scale (MoCA).Then compare the difference between the two groups,and analysis the correlation between ADC and FA value of each re-gion of interested and MoCA score in CSVD group.Results ①FA values on bilateral frontal white matter in CSVD group were lower than control group,and ADC values were higher than control group,the difference was statistically significant (P 0.05 );②In CSVD group,the FA value of bilateral frontal lobe white matter were positively correlated with the MoCA score (P 0.05 ).Conclusion Bilateral frontal white matter exist fi-ber occult damage in patients with CSVD,and the change of FA and ADC value can reflect the severity of cognitive impairment on a certain degree in patients with CSVD.