Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications

Deep learning microstructure estimation of developing brains from diffusion MRI: a newborn and fetal study

This study uses deep learning to estimate fiber orientation distribution functions (FODs) from limited diffusion MRI data in newborns and fetuses, achieving results comparable to standard methods with fewer measurements.

Associative white matter tracts selectively predict sensorimotor learning

The paper uses diffusion tractography and machine learning to show that specific white matter tracts predict individual differences in sensorimotor learning outcomes.

A sensorimotor-association axis of thalamocortical connection development

The paper shows thalamocortical connections develop along a sensorimotor-association gradient in youth, linking structural connectivity to cortical plasticity and environmental sensitivity.

Sex, racial, and APOE-ϵ4 allele differences in longitudinal white matter microstructure in multiple cohorts of aging and Alzheimer's disease

The paper examines how sex, race, and APOE-ε4 allele status affect white matter microstructure across multiple aging and Alzheimer's disease cohorts.

Joint and Distinct Cognitive-Motor Associations with Multivariate White Matter Microstructure and Connectivity

The paper examines the relationship between white matter microstructure and cognitive-motor behavior using multivariate analysis, revealing distinct and overlapping associations across brain regions.

MVComp toolbox: MultiVariate Comparisons of brain MRI features accounting for common information across metrics

The paper introduces MVComp, a tool for computing Mahalanobis distance in brain MRI data to assess deviations from reference groups and provide insights into white matter microstructure.

In Vivo Structural Connectivity of the Reward System Along the Hippocampal Long-Axis

The paper quantifies structural connectivity between the hippocampus and reward regions in humans using diffusion MRI, finding region-specific connectivity patterns along the hippocampal axis.

In vivo disentanglement of diffusion frequency-dependence, tensor shape, and relaxation using multidimensional MRI

This paper introduces an efficient in vivo MD-MRI protocol for whole-brain imaging and demonstrates its feasibility and robustness using phantoms and human scans.

Differential effects of aging on regional corpus callosum microstructure and the modifying influence of pulse pressure

The paper examines age-related changes in corpus callosum microstructure and how pulse pressure modifies these changes across different subregions.

Connectivity at fine scale: mapping structural connective fields by tractography of short association fibres in vivo

The paper introduces a method to map short association fibre connectivity in the human brain using diffusion MRI, showing SAF preserve cortical functional topology and enabling non-invasive insights into cortico-cortical integration.

Superagers resist typical age-related white matter structural changes

The paper examines white matter microstructure differences between superagers and typical older adults over five years, finding slower age-related changes in superagers.

Neuronal microstructural changes in the human brain are associated with neurocognitive aging

This study uses diffusion MRI to identify microstructural changes in the human brain associated with neurocognitive aging, finding that microstructural markers are more strongly linked to cognitive performance than macrostructural changes.

Mapping polarization-sensitive optical coherence tomography and ultra-high-field diffusion MRI in the macaque brain

The paper compares microstructure and fiber orientation measurements from polarization-sensitive OCT and ultra-high-field dMRI in macaque brains and demonstrates a GAN for improving MRI resolution using OCT data.

Impact of Pathogenic Variants of the Ras-MAPK Pathway on Major White Matter Tracts in the Human Brain

This study examines the impact of Ras-MAPK pathway pathogenic variants on white matter integrity in NS and NF1 patients using diffusion imaging.

Conduction Velocity, G-ratio, and Extracellular Water as Microstructural Characteristics of Autism Spectrum Disorder

This study uses MRI metrics to identify microstructural differences in myelin and axons between ASD and neurotypical adolescents, finding increased extracellular water and decreased g-ratio and conduction velocity.

Distinct alterations in white matter properties and organization related to maternal treatment initiation in neonates exposed to HIV but uninfected

The paper examines how the timing of maternal ART initiation affects white matter integrity and organization in HIV-exposed uninfected neonates using DTI and graph theory.

Water Diffusion in the Live Human Brain is Gaussian at the Mesoscale

This study validates the Gaussian diffusion model at the mesoscopic scale in live human brain tissue using diffusion tensor distribution MRI.

Objective QC for diffusion MRI data: artefact detection using normative modelling

This paper introduces a normative modelling approach to detect diffusion MRI artefacts and processing errors using UK Biobank data, outperforming traditional visual and quantitative QC methods.

GAN-MAT: Generative Adversarial Network-based Microstructural Profile Covariance Analysis Toolbox

GAN-MAT synthesizes T2-weighted MRI from T1-weighted data and estimates microstructural features, validated on healthy controls and patients with neurological conditions.

Diffusion time-related structure-function coupling reveals differential association with inter-individual variations in body mass index

This study investigates how BMI-related variations in brain structure-function coupling change with diffusion time, revealing associations with hierarchical brain organization and gene expression in specific brain regions.

Locus Coeruleus Contrast and Diffusivity: Effects of Age and Relations to Memory

This study compares MRI metrics of locus coeruleus structure in younger and older adults, finding maximum magnetization transfer contrast as the best predictor of age group and sex-related differences.

Diffusion MRI Harmonization via Personalized Template Mapping

This paper introduces a personalized template mapping framework for diffusion MRI harmonization, improving performance over existing methods by preserving biological variability and reducing scanner-related differences.

Sex matters: the MouseX DW-ALLEN Atlas for mice diffusion-weighted MR imaging

The paper develops a mouse MRI atlas with both sexes included to address sex bias in preclinical research and demonstrates its utility in integrating imaging and molecular data.

Macaque Brainnetome Atlas: A Multifaceted Brain Map with Parcellation, Connection, and Histology

The paper creates a macaque brain atlas using diffusion MRI data to map connectivity, parcellation, and histology, revealing structural differences between macaque and human brains.

Harmonized diffusion MRI data and white matter measures from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study

The paper harmonizes diffusion MRI data from the ABCD study and provides white matter measures for structural connectivity research in adolescents.

Grey and white matter metrics demonstrate distinct and complementary prediction of differences in cognitive performance in children: Findings from ABCD (N= 11 876)

The paper compares grey and white matter metrics in predicting cognitive performance in children using ABCD data, finding they provide distinct and complementary information.

Probabilistic Coverage of the Frontal Aslant Tract in Young Adults: Insights into Individual Variability, Lateralization, and Language Functions

This study examines individual variability and lateralization of the frontal aslant tract (FAT) in young adults using diffusion MRI, finding significant left lateralization and correlations with language function.

DCP: a pipeline toolbox for diffusion connectome

DCP automates diffusion tensor imaging processing on Windows to construct brain structure networks, offering a GUI and integration of existing tools.

Influence of preprocessing, distortion correction and cardiac triggering on the quality of diffusion MR images of spinal cord

This study evaluates the impact of distortion correction and cardiac triggering on spinal cord diffusion MRI quality, finding that distortion correction has limited effectiveness and cardiac triggering can be omitted without significant quality loss.

'Pscore' - A Novel Percentile-Based Metric to Accurately Assess Individual Deviations in Non-Gaussian Distributions of Quantitative MRI Metrics

The paper introduces Pscore, a percentile-based metric to assess individual deviations in non-Gaussian diffusion MRI metrics, showing improved accuracy over Zscore in skewed distributions.