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High-resolution microscopic diffusion anisotropy imaging in the human hippocampus at 3T

Yoo, J; Kerkela, L; Hales, PW; Seunarine, KK; Clark, CA; (2021) High-resolution microscopic diffusion anisotropy imaging in the human hippocampus at 3T. Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 10.1002/mrm.29104. (In press). Green open access

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Abstract

Purpose Several neurological conditions are associated with microstructural changes in the hippocampus that can be observed using DWI. Imaging studies often use protocols with whole-brain coverage, imposing limits on image resolution and worsening partial-volume effects. Also, conventional single-diffusion-encoding methods confound microscopic diffusion anisotropy with size variance of microscopic diffusion environments. This study addresses these issues by implementing a multidimensional diffusion-encoding protocol for microstructural imaging of the hippocampus at high resolution. Methods The hippocampus of 8 healthy volunteers was imaged at 1.5-mm isotropic resolution with a multidimensional diffusion-encoding sequence developed in house. Microscopic fractional anisotropy (µFA) and normalized size variance (CMD) were estimated using q-space trajectory imaging, and their values were compared with DTI metrics. The overall scan time was 1 hour. The reproducibility of the protocol was confirmed with scan–rescan experiments, and a shorter protocol (14 minutes) was defined for situations with time constraints. Results Mean µFA (0.47) was greater than mean FA (0.20), indicating orientation dispersion in hippocampal tissue microstructure. Mean CMD was 0.17. The reproducibility of q-space trajectory imaging metrics was comparable to DTI, and microstructural metrics in the healthy hippocampus are reported. Conclusion This work shows the feasibility of high-resolution microscopic anisotropy imaging in the human hippocampus at 3 T and provides reference values for microstructural metrics in a healthy hippocampus.

Type: Article
Title: High-resolution microscopic diffusion anisotropy imaging in the human hippocampus at 3T
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1002/mrm.29104
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1002/mrm.29104
Language: English
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Keywords: Science & Technology, Life Sciences & Biomedicine, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging, b-tensor encoding, diffusion, hippocampus, microscopic fractional anisotropy, q-space trajectory imaging, spherical tensor encoding, MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT, MICROSTRUCTURAL CHANGES, MR DIFFUSION, TENSOR, MEMORY, SPACE, VIVO, QUANTIFICATION, SCHIZOPHRENIA, VULNERABILITY
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > UCL GOS Institute of Child Health
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > UCL GOS Institute of Child Health > Developmental Neurosciences Dept
URI: https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10140042
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