Normative trajectories of R1, R2* and magnetic susceptibility in basal ganglia on healthy ageing
biorxiv(2024)
摘要
Quantitative MRI techniques, including R1, R2*, and magnetic susceptibility mapping, have emerged as promising tools for generating surrogate imaging markers of brain tissue microstructure, enabling non-invasive in vivo measurements associated with myelination and iron deposition. Gaining insights into how these quantitative measurements evolve throughout a normal lifespan can enhance our understanding of brain maturation processes and facilitate the study of disease-related microstructural changes by distinguishing pathological alterations from normal brain development. In this study, we established the normative trajectories of R1, R2*, and magnetic susceptibility in the basal ganglia at 3T. We used a healthy ageing cohort comprising 260 subjects with an evenly distributed age range and sex ratio throughout adulthood. Utilizing the non-parametric Gaussian Process Regression model to derive the normative trajectories, we found that R1 in these structures predominantly exhibit a quadratic shape over age, while R2* and magnetic susceptibility are primarily linear. We validated the normative trajectories of R2* and magnetic susceptibility using an independent cohort. Additionally, we demonstrated that the spatial distributions of the quantitative MRI parameters also change with age in the putamen and caudate nucleus. This study not only reinforces existing findings on the association between age and qMRI but also provides valuable resources for studying cognitive ageing, in conjunction with the behavioural data available in the same data collection.
### Competing Interest Statement
The authors have declared no competing interest.
* Pf
: Parafascicularis thalami
pc
: Paracentral
Ce
: Centralis thalami
Pu.l
: Pulvinar thalami laterale
Pu.m
: Pulvinar thalami mediale
Pu.o.v
: Pulvinar thalami orale-ventralis
V.c
: Ventrocaudalis
Li
: Limitans thalami
V.i.m
: Ventrointermedius
V.o.p
: Ventrooralis posterior
V.o.a
: Ventrooralis anterior
V.o.i
: Ventrooralis internus
Lpo
: Lateropolaris thalami
Fa
: Fasciculosus thalami
T.mth
: Tractusmammillo-thalamicus mc in Lpoc
La.m.o
: Lamella medialis oralis
S.pv
: Substantia periventricularis mc in Ce
F.M
: Fasciculus retroflexus Meynertii
V.o.m
: Ventrooralismedialis
Pu.ol
: Pulvinar thalami oral laterale
Pu.om
: Pulvinar thalami orale mediale
Pu.sf
: Pulvinaris superficialis
D.c
: Dorso-caudalis
D.im
: Dorso-intermedii
D.o
: Dorso-orales thalami
M
: Dorsomedialis
A.pr
: Anteroprincipalis thalami
CL
: Centralis lateralis
La.m.ip
: Lamella medialis interpolaris
LMM
: Lamina medullaris medialis
Cau
: Caudate nucleus
Pu
: Putamen
GPe
: External globus pallidus
GPi
: Internal globus pallidus
NAcc
: Nucleus accumbens
SNr
: Substantia nigra pars reticulata
SNc
: Substantia nigra pars compacta
RN
: Red nucleus
VP
: Ventral pallidum
STN
: Subthalamic nucleus
SD
: Standard deviation
TI
: Inversion time
TR
: Repetition time
TE
: Echo time
TA
: Acquisition time
GRE
: Gradient echo imaging
CI
: Confidence interval
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