Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications

Cross-sectional white matter microstructure differences in aging and trait mindfulness

This study examines how trait mindfulness changes with age and its association with white matter microstructure in older adults using diffusion tensor imaging.

Axons morphometry in the human spinal cord

This study maps axon morphometry in the human spinal cord using a deep learning framework, revealing structural differences and symmetry, and provides a public template for MRI studies.

Strong and specific associations between cardiovascular risk factors and brain white matter micro- and macro-structure in health ageing

This study examines the associations between cardiovascular risk factors and white matter structure in aging, finding that systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, and heart rate independently impact white matter health.

Limits to anatomical accuracy of diffusion tractography using modern approaches

This study evaluates modern diffusion tractography methods using a standardized challenge, finding no significant improvement in anatomical accuracy despite methodological advances.

Novel use of Diffusion Tensor Imaging to Delineate the Rat Basolateral Amygdala

This paper introduces a novel diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) method to accurately delineate the rat basolateral amygdala (BLA) and validates it against histological techniques.

Probing brain developmental patterns of myelination and associations with psychopathology in youth using gray/white matter contrast

The paper examines age-related changes in gray/white matter contrast and links them to psychopathology and cognitive ability in youth using MRI data.

Physical activity predicts population-level age-related differences in frontal white matter

The paper shows that physical activity preserves frontal white matter integrity and reduces age-related slowing in a population-based sample.

Functional specialization is independent of microstructural variation in cerebellum but not in cerebral cortex

The paper tests the UCT theory by showing that cerebellar functional specialization is independent of microstructural variation, unlike the cerebral cortex.

Bundle-specific fornix reconstruction for dual-tracer PET-tractometry

This paper introduces a bundle-specific tractography algorithm to improve fornix reconstruction in MRI, enabling combined tractometry with dual-tracer PET in MCI patients.

Automatic Removal of False Connections in Diffusion MRI Tractography Using Topology-Informed Pruning (TIP)

This paper introduces TIP, a method to remove false connections in diffusion MRI tractography, improving accuracy by 11.93% in single-shell schemes and 3.47% in grid schemes.

Stability and sensitivity of structural connectomes: effect of thresholding and filtering and demonstration in neurodegeneration

The paper evaluates graph thresholding and streamline filtering methods for structural connectome construction in Huntington's disease, finding that SIFT2 filtering improves group difference detection and clinical correlations.

Retrospective harmonization of multi-site diffusion MRI data acquired with different acquisition parameters

This paper presents a diffusion MRI harmonization method that removes scanner-specific effects across sites while preserving inter-subject variability, validated on two clinical cohorts.

Local structural connectivity directs seizure spread in focal epilepsy

This study quantifies structure-function coupling between white matter connections and iEEG in epilepsy patients, finding increased coupling during seizures and its dependence on short-range structural connections.

Population-Averaged Atlas of the Macroscale Human Structural Connectome and Its Network Topology

The paper creates a population-averaged atlas of the human structural connectome using diffusion MRI data, revealing network topology features like small-worldness and hub structures.

Development of white matter fibre density and morphology over childhood: a longitudinal fixel-based analysis

This study uses longitudinal fixel-based analysis to show increased white matter fibre density and cross-section in specific brain regions over 16 months, with no significant effect of pubertal stage.

Intratumoral Heterogeneity of Tumor Infiltration of Glioblastoma Revealed by Joint Histogram Analysis of Diffusion Tensor Imaging

This study uses joint histogram analysis of diffusion tensor imaging to identify tumor infiltration patterns in glioblastoma and their prognostic significance.

Brain peak width of skeletonised mean diffusivity (PSMD), processing speed, and other cognitive domains

The paper examines the association between brain peak width of skeletonised mean diffusivity (PSMD) and cognitive domains, finding it correlates with processing speed but not more strongly than other brain imaging measures or cognitive domains.

A three year follow-up study of gadolinium enhanced and non-enhanced regions in multiple sclerosis lesions using a multi-compartment T2 relaxometry model

This study uses a multi-compartment T2 relaxometry model to analyze changes in water fractions in MS lesions over three years, finding significant differences between gadolinium-enhanced and non-enhanced regions.

Age-related macular degeneration affects the optic radiation white matter projecting to locations of retinal damage

This study examines how age-related macular degeneration affects visual acuity and white matter in the optic radiation, showing a correlation between retinal damage and white matter properties.

On the Impact of Interhemispheric White Matter: Age, Executive Functioning, and Dedifferentiation in the Frontal Lobes

The paper examines how interhemispheric white matter, age, and dedifferentiation in frontal lobes relate to executive functioning using neuroimaging data from middle-aged adults.

A Quantitative Tractography Study into the Connectivity, Segmentation and Laterality of the Human Inferior Longitudinal Fasciculus

This study uses tractography to delineate the anatomy and connectivity of the human inferior longitudinal fasciculus, finding three sub-fascicles and leftward lateralization.

White matter plasticity and reading instruction: Widespread anatomical changes track the learning process

The paper tracks anatomical changes in white matter during reading instruction and finds that some tracts predict reading skill while others change with experience.

Whole brain comparative anatomy using connectivity blueprints

This paper introduces a framework for comparing primate brains using white matter blueprints to identify homologous regions and quantify evolutionary specializations.

Cerebral White Matter Sex Dimorphism in Alcoholism: A Diffusion Tensor Imaging Study

This study examines sex differences in white matter abnormalities in abstinent alcoholics using diffusion tensor imaging.

Data-driven brain-types and their cognitive consequences

The paper identifies two brain types based on white-matter microstructure in children and adolescents, showing distinct cognitive abilities and structural connectivity differences.

Age, sex, and puberty related development of the corpus callosum: a multi-technique diffusion MRI study

The paper examines age, sex, and puberty effects on corpus callosum development using diffusion MRI metrics across multiple regions.

FiberNet 2.0: An Automatic Neural Network Based Tool for Clustering White Matter Fibers in the Brain

FiberNet 2.0 uses convolutional neural networks to cluster white matter fibers into anatomically meaningful bundles, showing improved accuracy and reduced false positives.

Voxel-wise T2 relaxometry of Normal Pediatric Brain Development in 326 healthy infants and toddlers.

This study uses voxel-wise T2 relaxometry to analyze brain development in healthy infants and toddlers, providing maps of T2 evolution and comparing them to manual estimates.

AFQ-Browser: Supporting reproducible human neuroscience research through browser-based visualization tools

AFQ-Browser provides a browser-based tool for visualizing diffusion MRI data to enhance reproducibility and data sharing in human neuroscience research.

Structure, Asymmetry and Segmentation of the Human Parietal Aslant and Vertical Occipital Fasciculi

The paper identifies and characterizes two distinct vertical white matter tracts in the human brain, the vertical occipital fasciculus and the parietal aslant tract, using tractography and dissection.