J A Kimpton1, D Batalle1,2, M L Barnett1, E J Hughes1, A T M Chew1, S Falconer1, J D Tournier1, D Alexander3, H Zhang3, A D Edwards1, S J Counsell4. 1. Centre for the Developing Brain, School of Imaging Sciences & Biomedical Engineering, King's College London, London, UK. 2. Department of Forensic and Neurodevelopmental Science, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK. 3. Department of Computer Science and Centre for Medical Imaging Computing, University College London, London, UK. 4. Centre for the Developing Brain, School of Imaging Sciences & Biomedical Engineering, King's College London, London, UK. serena.counsell@kcl.ac.uk.
Abstract
PURPOSE: Diffusion magnetic resonance imaging (dMRI) studies report altered white matter (WM) development in preterm infants. Neurite orientation dispersion and density imaging (NODDI) metrics provide more realistic estimations of neurite architecture in vivo compared with standard diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) metrics. This study investigated microstructural maturation of WM in preterm neonates scanned between 25 and 45 weeks postmenstrual age (PMA) with normal neurodevelopmental outcomes at 2 years using DTI and NODDI metrics. METHODS: Thirty-one neonates (n = 17 male) with median (range) gestational age (GA) 32+1 weeks (24+2-36+4) underwent 3 T brain MRI at median (range) post menstrual age (PMA) 35+2 weeks (25+3-43+1). WM tracts (cingulum, fornix, corticospinal tract (CST), inferior longitudinal fasciculus (ILF), optic radiations) were delineated using constrained spherical deconvolution and probabilistic tractography in MRtrix3. DTI and NODDI metrics were extracted for the whole tract and cross-sections along each tract to assess regional development. RESULTS: PMA at scan positively correlated with fractional anisotropy (FA) in the CST, fornix and optic radiations and neurite density index (NDI) in the cingulum, CST and fornix and negatively correlated with mean diffusivity (MD) in all tracts. A multilinear regression model demonstrated PMA at scan influenced all diffusion measures, GA and GAxPMA at scan influenced FA, MD and NDI and gender affected NDI. Cross-sectional analyses revealed asynchronous WM maturation within and between WM tracts.). CONCLUSION: We describe normal WM maturation in preterm neonates with normal neurodevelopmental outcomes. NODDI can enhance our understanding of WM maturation compared with standard DTI metrics alone.
PURPOSE: Diffusion magnetic resonance imaging (dMRI) studies report altered white matter (WM) development in preterm infants. Neurite orientation dispersion and density imaging (NODDI) metrics provide more realistic estimations of neurite architecture in vivo compared with standard diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) metrics. This study investigated microstructural maturation of WM in preterm neonates scanned between 25 and 45 weeks postmenstrual age (PMA) with normal neurodevelopmental outcomes at 2 years using DTI and NODDI metrics. METHODS: Thirty-one neonates (n = 17 male) with median (range) gestational age (GA) 32+1 weeks (24+2-36+4) underwent 3 T brain MRI at median (range) post menstrual age (PMA) 35+2 weeks (25+3-43+1). WM tracts (cingulum, fornix, corticospinal tract (CST), inferior longitudinal fasciculus (ILF), optic radiations) were delineated using constrained spherical deconvolution and probabilistic tractography in MRtrix3. DTI and NODDI metrics were extracted for the whole tract and cross-sections along each tract to assess regional development. RESULTS: PMA at scan positively correlated with fractional anisotropy (FA) in the CST, fornix and optic radiations and neurite density index (NDI) in the cingulum, CST and fornix and negatively correlated with mean diffusivity (MD) in all tracts. A multilinear regression model demonstrated PMA at scan influenced all diffusion measures, GA and GAxPMA at scan influenced FA, MD and NDI and gender affected NDI. Cross-sectional analyses revealed asynchronous WM maturation within and between WM tracts.). CONCLUSION: We describe normal WM maturation in preterm neonates with normal neurodevelopmental outcomes. NODDI can enhance our understanding of WM maturation compared with standard DTI metrics alone.
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Diffusion magnetic resonance imaging (dMRI); High-angular resolution diffusion MR imaging (HARDI); Neonate; Neurite orientation dispersion and density imaging (NODDI); Preterm; Tractography
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