Diffusion Kurtosis Imaging provide complementary information over structural MRI in the assessment of hippocampal subfields in patients with cognitive decline
Tommaso Pavan, Michela Pievani, Federica Ribaldi, Jorge Jovicich, Valentina Garibotto, Giovanni B. Frisoni, Ileana O Jelescu · 2025
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Tommaso Pavan, Ileana Jelescu and their co-authors test an advanced diffusion MRI method in people with cognitive decline in 2025. They ask if the method adds detail beyond standard scans of hippocampal subfields, a brain area tied to memory.
The study used a strong seven-tesla scanner in small groups of impaired and unimpaired adults. Subfield volumes and diffusion values linked only weakly with each other. A model that sorted the groups leaned most on one subfield volume, then on diffusion values from two other subfields. The authors say the diffusion measures seem to add separate, useful information rather than repeat volume data.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Tommaso Pavan, Michela Pievani, Federica Ribaldi, Jorge Jovicich, Valentina Garibotto, Giovanni B. Frisoni, Ileana O Jelescu |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 3 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |