The variability of MR axon radii estimates in the human white matter.
Hum Brain Mapp
; 42(7): 2201-2213, 2021 05.
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| ID: mdl-33576105
The noninvasive quantification of axonal morphology is an exciting avenue for gaining understanding of the function and structure of the central nervous system. Accurate non-invasive mapping of micron-sized axon radii using commonly applied neuroimaging techniques, that is, diffusion-weighted MRI, has been bolstered by recent hardware developments, specifically MR gradient design. Here the whole brain characterization of the effective MR axon radius is presented and the inter- and intra-scanner test-retest repeatability and reproducibility are evaluated to promote the further development of the effective MR axon radius as a neuroimaging biomarker. A coefficient-of-variability of approximately 10% in the voxelwise estimation of the effective MR radius is observed in the test-retest analysis, but it is shown that the performance can be improved fourfold using a customized along-tract analysis.
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01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Axones
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Encéfalo
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Imagen de Difusión por Resonancia Magnética
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Neuroimagen
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Sustancia Blanca
Límite:
Adult
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Hum Brain Mapp
Asunto de la revista:
CEREBRO
Año:
2021
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos
Pais de publicación:
Estados Unidos