Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications

Evolution of connections and cell types: integrating diffusion MR tractography with gene expression data highlights increased cortico-cortical projections in primates

The paper integrates diffusion MR tractography with gene expression data to show increased cortico-cortical projections in primates compared to mice.

Superoanterior Fasciculus (SAF): Novel fiber tract revealed by diffusion MRI fiber tractography

The paper identifies a new white matter tract, the superoanterior fasciculus, using diffusion MRI tractography and validates it across multiple cohorts and techniques.

Whole-brain white matter organization, intelligence, and educational attainment

The paper examines the relationship between white matter connectome efficiency, intelligence, and educational attainment in children, finding that distributed network properties are more predictive than voxel-wise analyses.

The within-subject application of diffusion tensor MRI and CLARITY reveals brain structural changes in Nrxn2 deletion mice

This study uses diffusion tensor MRI and CLARITY to show structural brain changes in Nrxn2 knockout mice, revealing altered connectivity in socially relevant regions.

Increased Neurite Orientation-Dispersion and Density in the TgCRND8 Mouse Model of Amyloidosis: Inverse Relation with Functional Connectome Clustering and Modulation by Interleukin-6

The paper uses dMRI to study how Aβ and IL6 affect microstructure in TgCRND8 mice, finding increased neurite density and dispersion linked to reduced functional network organization.

Tractography in the presence of white matter lesions in multiple sclerosis

This study compares tractography algorithms in MS patients to assess their ability to segment white matter tracts despite lesions, showing that individual tract segmentation is feasible and reliable.

Electron microscopy 3-dimensional segmentation and quantification of axonal dispersion and diameter distribution in mouse brain corpus callosum

The paper segments and quantifies axonal dispersion and diameter in mouse brain corpus callosum using electron microscopy and a semi-automatic algorithm, showing orientation metrics are time-independent while diameter depends on MRI settings.

Diffusion MRI Indices and their Relation to Cognitive Impairment in Brain Aging: The updated multi-protocol approach in ADNI3

The paper analyzes diffusion MRI data from ADNI3 to assess how different protocols affect diffusion indices and their association with cognitive impairment and age.

Exploring the limits of network topology estimation using diffusion-based tractography and tracer studies in the macaque cortex

This study compares diffusion-based tractography and invasive tracer data to assess the accuracy of topological properties in macaque cortical connectomes.

Increased and decreased superficial white matter structural connectivity in schizophrenia and bipolar disorder

This study investigates superficial white matter microstructure in schizophrenia and bipolar disorder using diffusion weighted imaging, finding altered fractional anisotropy in specific brain regions.

Applying biophysical models to understand the role of white matter in cognitive development

This study applies biophysical models to diffusion MRI data from children to assess white matter properties and their relationship with reading skill.

The causal structure of age-dependent limbic decline: fornix white matter glia damage causes hippocampal grey matter damage, not vice versa.

The paper investigates the causal relationship between white and gray matter damage in aging brains, finding that white matter damage causes gray matter decline, not the reverse.

Modelling conduction delays in the corpus callosum using MRI-measured g-ratio

This study uses MRI-measured g-ratio to predict conduction delays in the corpus callosum and finds age-related differences in motor fibers.

Diffusion Tensor Imaging connectivity analysis: detecting structural alterations and their underlying substrates for Optic Ataxia in correlations with \"How\" stream Visual Pathways

This study uses diffusion tensor imaging to identify structural connectivity between visual cortex and superior parietal lobule in optic ataxia, correlating it with visual spatial recognition impairments.

Perivascular space fluid contributes to diffusion tensor imaging changes in white matter

This paper shows that perivascular space fluid affects diffusion tensor imaging metrics in white matter, challenging previous interpretations of DTI findings.

Individual variations of the human corticospinal tract and its hand-related motor fibers using diffusion MRI tractography

This study uses diffusion MRI tractography to map individual variations of the human corticospinal tract and hand-related motor fibers, creating a database of their volume, length, and biophysical parameters.

Structural connectivity analysis using Finsler geometry

This paper introduces a Finsler geometry-based method for analyzing brain structural connectivity, showing improved accuracy compared to previous geodesic methods using HCP and autism data.

Comparison between diffusion MRI tractography and histological tract-tracing of cortico-cortical structural connectivity in the ferret brain

This study compares diffusion MRI tractography with histological tract-tracing in ferrets to assess the reliability of tractography algorithms in mapping cortico-cortical connectivity.

Quantifying nerve decussation abnormalities in the optic chiasm

This paper uses diffusion MRI to detect and quantify crossing fiber abnormalities in the optic chiasm of individuals with albinism, showing improved detection with optimized streamline filtering methods.

White Matter Microstructure Correlates of General and Specific Second-Order Factors of Psychopathology

The paper investigates white matter microstructure correlates of second-order psychopathology factors using twin data, finding associations with general and specific factors.

Robust and fast Monte Carlo Markov Chain sampling of diffusion MRI microstructure models

The paper evaluates MCMC algorithms for diffusion MRI microstructure models, finding that Adaptive Metropolis-Within-Gibbs with MLE initialization provides fast and robust sampling.

Using GPUs to accelerate computational diffusion MRI: From microstructure estimation to tractography and connectomes

This paper presents GPU-accelerated frameworks for diffusion MRI applications, achieving significant speedups in microstructure estimation and tractography.

Uncovering a role for the dorsal hippocampal commissure in episodic memory

The paper investigates the role of the dorsal hippocampal commissure in episodic memory using MRI tractography and finds a correlation between its microstructure and memory performance.

Detecting Diffusion Imaging constructive connectivity analysis for What stream Visual Pathways with correlations to Visual Agnosia

The paper uses diffusion tensor imaging tractography to confirm structural connectivity between visual cortex and inferior temporal gyrus, linking it to visual object perception and agnosia.

3D Structural Connectivity In Healthy Adults: Detecting Structural Connections And Their Underlying Substrates For Olfactory Saccadic Pathway

This study confirms the structural connectivity of olfactory-saccadic pathways in healthy adults using diffusion imaging and identifies hemispheric differences between males and females.

Waves of maturation and senescence in micro-structural MRI markers of human cortical myelination over the lifespan

The paper identifies age-related waves of cortical myelination and demyelination using micro-structural MRI markers in humans across the lifespan.

Assessing distinct patterns of cognitive aging using tissue-specific brain age prediction based on diffusion tensor imaging and brain morphometry

The paper develops tissue-specific brain age prediction models using diffusion tensor imaging and morphometry to assess cognitive aging patterns and their deviations from normal trajectories.

Quantification of Structural Brain Connectivityvia a Conductance Model

This paper introduces a new structural connectivity measure that better correlates with functional connectivity and improves Alzheimer's disease staging compared to streamline tractography.

A population-based atlas of the human pyramidal tract in 410 healthy participants

The paper constructs a population-based atlas of the human pyramidal tract using diffusion MRI and a new tractography algorithm, showing improved resolution of cortico-lateral projections.

Cognitive and white-matter compartment models revealed the contribution of microstructural variability along sensorimotor tracts to simple reaction time

The paper links microstructural variability in white matter tracts to reaction time variability using cognitive and diffusion MRI models.