Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications

This study examines microstructural differences in sensorimotor white matter tracts in preterm infants compared to full-term infants and links these differences to neurodevelopmental outcomes.

TractoInferno provides a large-scale, multi-site database for benchmarking machine learning tractography methods using standardized data and evaluation protocols.

This study uses diffusion MRI to detect neuroinflammation in vivo in rats after a lipopolysaccharide challenge, showing diffusivity changes correlate with microglial morphology.

This paper introduces an automated pipeline to extract quantitative histological metrics for voxelwise MRI-histology comparisons and finds activated microglia strongly predicts DTI FA, suggesting diffusion MRI sensitivity to neuroinflammation.

This study shows that dMRI-FA in the cerebral cortex is primarily influenced by unmyelinated tissue features rather than myelinated axons.

This paper develops an optimization strategy for ex vivo diffusion imaging in rodent brains to improve signal-to-noise ratio and reduce acquisition time.

This study investigates age-related changes in brain metabolites and microstructure that contribute to slower response times in older adults.

The paper clusters cortical microstructural datasets using an algorithm adapted from cell omics profiling, validating T1 relaxometry as a tool for exploring cortical laminar composition.

The paper identifies anatomical pathways between the ACC, insula, and vlPFC in humans using NHP data to address dMRI limitations.

This study constructs a Chinese fetal brain diffusion MRI atlas using FOD-based methods, revealing non-monotonic microstructural changes and developmental order of white matter tracts.

This paper introduces a framework to study brain ontogeny and phylogeny by integrating connectivity maps across species and developmental stages.

This study maps pontocerebellar connectivity using diffusion MRI tractography, revealing a rostral-to-caudal gradient in the pons associated with non-motor and motor cerebellar lobules.

The paper uses NMF on MRI data to identify white matter maturation patterns in newborns, showing distinct microstructural and histological features.

The paper curates and provides analysis-ready diffusion MRI data for pediatric brain white-matter research, including automated quality control using a trained neural network.

This study compares axisymmetric diffusion kurtosis imaging with and without Rician bias correction, finding that the combination improves parameter estimation accuracy at low SNRs.

This paper demonstrates the use of small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) to detect myelinated axon crossings in multiple species, providing a ground truth for validating other imaging methods.

The paper examines sex differences in white matter microstructure in children using DTI and RSI metrics, finding significant and replicable differences across brain regions.

The paper correlates sensory processing sensitivity proxy scores with diffusion tensor imaging measures in a large sample, identifying axonal microstructural differences associated with SPS traits.

This study uses quantitative fibre-tracking to map anatomical connectivity along the anterior-posterior axis of the human hippocampus, revealing distinct cortical connections and dense connectivity regions.

This study compares the ability of anatomical, diffusion, and functional MRI to predict individual behavioral measures, finding that functional connectivity provides the best predictions, especially for cognition.

The paper shares a multimodal MRI dataset for studying multiscale brain organization, including connectomes and gradients from multiple imaging modalities.

The paper links conduction velocity in the parahippocampal cingulum bundle to autobiographical memory recall ability in healthy adults using MR g-ratio measurements.

This paper evaluates the reproducibility of multi-compartment relaxometry for myelin water imaging across different protocols and optimizes acquisition settings to reduce scan time.

The paper presents a whole-brain 3D myeloarchitectonic atlas based on historical histological data, validated with MRI markers and integrated into neuroimaging software.

This study replicates and extends previous findings on white matter microstructure in young APOE ε4 carriers, finding no PHCB differences but altered ILF asymmetry.

This paper introduces a method to model combined relaxation diffusion MRI data by characterizing b-value dependent T2 relaxation rates to improve neurite microstructure characterization.

This study examines how adiposity relates to white matter microstructural health and intelligence, finding sex differences in these associations.

This study assesses the feasibility and reliability of mapping the subcortical connectome using in vivo diffusion MRI tractography and test-retest data from the Human Connectome Project.

This study maps human auditory corticostriatal connections using high-resolution diffusion MRI, finding preferential connectivity between primary auditory cortex and putamen, but not caudate.