Daan Christiaens

In vivo tractography of human neonatal white-matter pathways underlying hypothalamic and reward functions to study predispositions to neurodevelopmental conditions and obesity

This study uses in vivo tractography to examine neonatal white matter pathways related to hypothalamic and reward functions, linking early-life factors to later neurodevelopmental and obesity outcomes.

The developing Human Connectome Project fetal functional MRI release: Methods and data structures

The paper describes the release of a large fetal fMRI dataset and presents methods for its preprocessing and analysis to study in utero brain connectivity.

Dynamic changes in subplate and cortical plate microstructure precede the onset of cortical folding in vivo

The paper examines microstructural changes in fetal brain compartments before cortical folding begins, finding that anisotropy decreases in subplate and cortical plate regions prior to sulcal pit formation.

Spatiotemporal tissue maturation of thalamocortical pathways in the human fetal brain

This study uses diffusion MRI to track thalamocortical pathway maturation in human fetal brains, identifying key neurobiological changes in the second to third trimester.

The developing brain structural and functional connectome fingerprint

The paper identifies a stable structural connectome fingerprint in preterm neonates that can distinguish individuals more effectively than functional connectomes.

Predicting age and clinical risk from the neonatal connectome

This paper uses machine learning to predict neonatal brain age and clinical risk from structural connectomes, finding thalamocortical connections are key predictors of developmental outcomes.

Neonatal multi-modal cortical profiles predict 18-month developmental outcomes

The paper uses neonatal cortical connectivity data to predict 18-month developmental outcomes, finding that structural covariance networks predict social-emotional performance.

Effects of gestational age at birth on perinatal structural brain development in healthy term-born babies

This study examines how gestational age at birth affects structural brain development in healthy term-born infants and links these changes to neurodevelopmental outcomes at 18 months.

dStripe: slice artefact correction in diffusion MRI via constrained neural network

dStripe corrects slice artefacts in diffusion MRI using a constrained neural network to reduce interslice inconsistencies without biasing data.

Preterm birth alters the development of cortical microstructure and morphology at term-equivalent age

This study examines how preterm birth affects cortical development in infants at term-equivalent age using MRI, finding altered microstructure and morphology with individual variability.

Multi-channel 4D parametrized Atlas of Macro- and Microstructural Neonatal Brain Development

This paper develops a multi-channel 4D atlas of neonatal brain development combining structural and diffusion MRI data, showing microstructural differences between term and preterm infants.

Cortical morphology at birth reflects spatio-temporal patterns of gene expression in the fetal human brain

The paper links cortical morphology at birth to gene expression patterns in the fetal brain and shows preterm birth disrupts this relationship.

A data-driven approach to optimising the encoding for multi-shell diffusion MRI with application to neonatal imaging

The paper optimizes multi-shell diffusion MRI acquisition parameters using a data-driven approach, resulting in a specific protocol for neonatal imaging.

Development of Microstructural and Morphological Cortical Profiles in the Neonatal Brain

The paper develops cortical profiles in neonatal brains using MRI to track morphometric and microstructural changes, revealing how network similarity evolves over time.

Higher order spherical harmonics reconstruction of fetal diffusion MRI with intensity correction

This paper introduces a method for fetal diffusion MRI reconstruction with intensity correction, enabling detailed analysis of brain connectivity and microstructure in-utero.

MRtrix3: A fast, flexible and open software framework for medical image processing and visualisation

MRtrix3 provides an open-source C++11 and Python software framework, command-line suite, and OpenGL 3.3 viewer for fast multi-dimensional medical image processing and diffusion MRI analysis.

Abnormal microstructural development of the cerebral cortex in neonates with congenital heart disease is associated with impaired cerebral oxygen delivery

The paper investigates microstructural cortex development in neonates with congenital heart disease and finds impaired oxygen delivery correlates with abnormal microstructure.

Grey matter biomarker identification in Schizophrenia: detecting regional alterations and their underlying substrates

This paper develops a machine learning framework to identify sparse grey matter biomarkers in Schizophrenia and their biological substrates using structural MRI data.