Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications

In vivo human neurite exchange imaging (NEXI) at 500 mT/m diffusion gradients

This paper demonstrates in vivo human brain neurite exchange imaging using a high-gradient MRI scanner, showing faster exchange times and spatial variation across cortical regions.

Individual Variability in the Structural Connectivity Architecture of the Human Brain

This study examines individual variability in human brain structural connectivity, finding higher variability in limbic regions and lower in sensorimotor areas, and proposes a model to predict cognition and generate individual brain maps.

Perinatal development of structural thalamocortical connectivity

This study maps thalamocortical connectivity in infants using diffusion MRI and finds a conserved anterior/posterior gradient that matures during gestation.

Experimental Design Optimization for Brain Microstructure Imaging via Automatic Differentiation

This paper optimizes diffusion MRI protocols using a Cramer-Rao lower bound framework to improve biophysical modeling accuracy of brain microstructure.

In vivo rat-brain mapping of multiple gray matter water populations using nonparametric D(omega)-R1-R2 distributions MRI

The paper demonstrates in vivo rat-brain mapping using nonparametric D(omega)-R1-R2 distributions MRI to identify multiple water pools in gray matter with distinct diffusion and relaxation properties.

Tractography-based automated identification of the retinogeniculate visual pathway with novel microstructure-informed supervised contrastive learning

This paper introduces DeepRGVP, a deep learning framework for automatically identifying the retinogeniculate visual pathway from diffusion MRI tractography data, showing superior performance compared to existing methods.

BundleAGE: Predicting White Matter Age using Along-Tract Microstructural Profiles from Diffusion MRI

This paper predicts white matter age using along-tract microstructural profiles from diffusion MRI to identify differential aging patterns and develop a new biomarker for neurodegenerative disease risk.

Simulation-Based Inference at the Theoretical Limit: Fast, Accurate Microstructural MRI with Minimal diffusion MRI Data

This paper introduces a simulation-based inference method for diffusion MRI that reduces scan time and improves accuracy with minimal data.

A site-wise reliability analysis of the ABCD diffusion fractional anisotropy and cortical thickness: impact of scanner platforms

The paper evaluates test-retest reliability of brain imaging metrics across multiple sites and scanners, finding significant differences in reliability between scanner types.

Human short association fibers are thinner and less myelinated than long fibers

The paper analyzes human white matter fibers to compare thickness and myelination between long and short fibers, finding shorter fibers are thinner and less myelinated but have similar g-ratio.

A large cohort study (n = 591) on the impact of the presence or absence of the interthalamic adhesion: cognitive, neuroimaging, and genetic results

This study examines the prevalence, genetic determinants, and cognitive associations of the interthalamic adhesion in 591 healthy individuals, finding a genetic basis and sexual dimorphism but no cognitive impact.

Neurite Density and Free Water in the Gray and White Matter of Early Psychosis Patients

The paper applies the NODDI model to early psychosis patients and healthy controls to assess microstructural changes in grey and white matter, finding increased free water in grey matter not fully explained by partial volume effects.

Developmental changes in diffusion markers of neurite vary across the hippocampus and covary with the cellular composition of hippocampal tissue

The paper examines developmental changes in hippocampal neurite diffusion markers and their correlation with cell-type composition using MRI and gene-expression data.

MidRISH: Unbiased harmonization of rotationally invariant harmonics of the diffusion signal

MidRISH harmonizes diffusion imaging data by projecting sites to a mid-space, reducing reference bias compared to LinearRISH.

The white matter fiber tract deforms most in the perpendicular direction during in vivo volunteer impacts

This study quantifies different types of white matter strain during in vivo impacts and finds that perpendicular normal strain is the largest.

Developmental trajectory of thalamus topography during the late preterm and perinatal period in normal development, after premature birth and in congenital heart defects

This study uses diffusion MRI to map thalamic topography across development, showing stable topography but reduced volumes and increased relative volume in CHD infants.

Structural Development of Speech Networks in Young Children

The paper examines structural brain development related to speech in young children using MRI and diffusion metrics, finding associations between speech performance and specific grey and white matter properties.

The developing hippocampus: Microstructural evolution through childhood and adolescence

This study investigates age-related changes in hippocampal microstructure using diffusion MRI in children and adolescents, finding significant developmental changes in neurites, soma, and mean diffusivity.

The ageing stopping network: Regional and network changes in the IFG, preSMA, and STN across the adult lifespan

The paper examines anatomical changes in the response inhibition network across the adult lifespan using diffusion MRI and finds age-related changes in white matter tracts rather than regional structure.

A qMRI approach for mapping microscopic water populations and tissue relaxivity in the in vivo human brain.

This paper introduces a qMRI approach to map microscopic water populations and tissue relaxivity in the human brain, showing its effectiveness in imaging white matter hyperintensities.

The Diffusion Exchange Ratio (DEXR): A minimal sampling of diffusion exchange spectroscopy to probe exchange, restriction, and time-dependence

This paper introduces DEXR, a minimal sampling method for diffusion exchange spectroscopy to efficiently quantify exchange, restriction, and time-dependent diffusion using MR data.

Effects of Aging, Fitness, and Cerebrovascular Status on White Matter Microstructural Health

This study examines how aging, fitness, and cerebrovascular health affect white matter microstructural integrity in adults, finding distinct regional impacts and a mediating role of vascular health.

Exploring white matter dynamics and morphology through interactive numerical phantoms: The White Matter Generator

The paper introduces the White Matter Generator tool to study how axon morphology and glial cell dynamics influence diffusion-weighted MRI signals in controlled white matter environments.

Sex Differences in the Brain's White Matter Microstructure during Development assessed using Advanced Diffusion MRI Models

The paper assesses sex differences in white matter microstructure during development using diffusion MRI models and finds the TDF model is most sensitive in detecting these differences.

Bundle Analytics based Data Harmonization for Multi-Site Diffusion MRI Tractometry

This paper applies data harmonization techniques to 3D diffusion MRI tractometry to improve reliability and comparability across multiple scanning protocols.

Deep Normative Tractometry for Identifying Joint White Matter Macro- and Micro-structural Abnormalities in Alzheimer's Disease

This paper introduces DNT, a variational autoencoder framework for detecting white matter abnormalities in Alzheimer's disease using macro- and microstructural data.

Morphological brain networks of white matter: mapping, evaluation, characterization and application

This paper develops a method to construct morphological white matter networks from MRI data, showing they are reliable, heritable, and predictive of various brain features and diseases.

The replication principle revisited: a shared functional organization between pulvinar-cortical and cortico-cortical connectivity and its structural and molecular imaging correlates

The paper identifies shared functional organization in pulvinar-cortical and cortico-cortical connectivity through structural and molecular imaging correlates in the human brain.

Multimodal longitudinal diffusion-MRI analysis of the neocortex in a rat model of cortical dysplasia

This study uses diffusion MRI to analyze microstructural changes in a rat model of cortical dysplasia across developmental stages, identifying abnormalities in fiber orientation and consistency with histology.

Interhemispheric Connectivity of the Human Temporal Lobes

This paper maps interhemispheric connectivity of the human temporal lobes using diffusion tractography, revealing new details about tract locations, branching, and projections.