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Fractional anisotropy derived from the diffusion tensor distribution function boosts power to detect Alzheimer’s disease deficits

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Nir, Talia M., Jahanshad, Neda, Villalon‐Reina, Julio E., Isaev, Dmitry, Zavaliangos‐Petropulu, Artemis, Zhan, Liang, Leow, Alex D., Jack, Clifford R. +3 more·2017·Magnetic Resonance in Medicine

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Purpose In diffusion MRI (dMRI), fractional anisotropy derived from the single‐tensor model (FADTI) is the most widely used metric to characterize white matter (WM) microarchitecture, despite known limitations in regions with crossing fibers. Due to time constraints when scanning patients in clinical settings, high angular resolution diffusion imaging acquisition protocols, often used to overcome these limitations, are still rare in clinical population studies. However, the tensor distribution function (TDF) may be used to model multiple underlying fibers by representing the diffusion profile as a probabilistic mixture of tensors. Methods We compared the ability of standard FADTIand TDF‐derived FA (FATDF), calculated from a range of dMRI angular resolutions (41, 30, 15, and 7 gradient directions), to profile WM deficits in 251 individuals from the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative and to detect associations with 1) Alzheimer's disease diagnosis, 2) Clinical Dementia Rating scores, and 3) average hippocampal volume. Results Across angular resolutions and statistical tests, FATDFshowed larger effect sizes than FADTI, particularly in regions preferentially affected by Alzheimer's disease, and was less susceptible to crossing fiber anomalies. Conclusion The TDF “corrected” form of FA may be a more sensitive and accurate alternative to the commonly used FADTI, even in clinical quality dMRI data. Magn Reson Med 78:2322–2333, 2017. © 2017 International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine.

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Nir, T. M., Jahanshad, N., Villalon‐Reina, J. E., Isaev, D., Zavaliangos‐Petropulu, A., Zhan, L., Leow, A. D., Jack, C. R., Weiner, M. W., Thompson, P. M., & (ADNI), F. T. A. D. N. I.
Affiliations
  • University of Southern California (US)
  • Imaging Genetics Center University of Southern California, Marina del Rey California USA
  • University of Wisconsin–Stout (US)
  • University of Illinois Chicago (US)
  • Mayo Clinic (US)
  • University of California, San Francisco (US)
Corresponding author
Thompson, Paul M.
Venue
Magnetic Resonance in Medicine
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2017-03-07
Volume
78
Issue
6
Pages
2322-2333
ISSN
  • 0740-3194 (ISSN-L)
  • 1522-2594
OpenAlex
W2593695793
Cited by
34
References
54
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journal article
Language
en
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  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • eScholarship (California Digital Library) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • U.S. Department of Defense (W81XWH‐12‐2‐0012)
  • National Institutes of Health (U01 AG24904, U54 EB020403)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging › Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
Keywords
fractional anisotropy, diffusion tensor imaging, Alzheimer's disease, crossing fibers, angular resolution, hippocampal volume, Clinical Dementia Rating, diffusion MRI
MeSH terms
Aged, Alzheimer Disease, Brain, Brain Mapping, Cognition Disorders, Female, Hippocampus, Humans, Image Processing, Computer-Assisted, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Memory, Memory Disorders, Middle Aged, Reproducibility of Results, Anisotropy, Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging, White Matter

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